Introduction: Food and water intake correlate positively. This may be due to their mutual dependence on body size, but an additional mechanism directly linking food and water intakes may also be involved. It is also believed that Cyperus esculentus (tiger nut) has some fertility...
Aim: Iron deficiency is one of the most common nutritional disorders in the world, and blood donation may cause iron depletion. This study assessed the incidence and stages of iron deficiency in male subjects donating blood in a bleeding bay in Calabar, Nigeria. Methodology: One...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19396
Aim: Long term consumption of dietary oils has been implicated in the etiology of hypertension. This study seeks to compare the effects of long term consumption of fresh palm oil (FPO) and thermoxidized palm oil (TPO) on baroreceptor reflex sensitivity (BRS), which is responsible...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17257
Aims: To determine and compare tactile acuity of commercial motorcyclists with that of their age and sex matched controls. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was done in Uturu, a suburban university town in South Eastern Nigeria, from July...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15805
Following long-term consumption of kola nut (Cola nitida) diet, anxiety related behaviour were studied in 16 Swiss white mice (18-28g body weight). The open field (OF) test, elevated plus maze EPM) and the light/light transition box (LD) tests were used. Swiss white mice were fed...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRIMPS/2019/45797
Background: Capsaicin annum (Chili pepper) is among the most consumed spices throughout the world. These spices/fruits contain chemicals called capsaicinoids. Capsaicin, the active principle in chilies is a major capsaicinoid responsible for up to 90% of the total pungency of pep...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/37032
Aims: To observe the effects of the antiretroviral drugs, Lamivudine, Zidovudine, and Efavirenz individually and in combination on locomotor behavior and anxiety. Methods: Fifty (50) mice were divided into five (5) groups of ten (10) mice each. Group one served as control and was...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/30307
Aim: The effects of long term consumption of powdered tobacco (snuff) diet on learning and memory was studied in 30 Swiss white mice. Design: The mice were randomly assigned into two groups (n = 15 each). Mice in group 1 (test group) were fed 1% tobacco diet while mice in the oth...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7420
Background: Garcinia kola (bitter kola) is one of the most common masticatories in Nigeria having social and ethnomedicinal applications. G. kola seeds are believed to contain caffeine, one of the major constituent of coffee which is also believed to improve memory. Aim: This stu...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5352
Background: Chilli (Capsicum annuum), an extensively cultivated vegetable, is used to spice many dishes. It contains capsaicinoids, which give it a characteristic pungency. The most active and well known amongst these capsaicinoids is capsaicin (8-methyl-N-vanillyl-6-nonenamide),...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/40348