Background: Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder in which an individual inherits the sickle cell allele from both parents. The modern disease modifying therapies are quite expensive and often come with side effects, hence, there is need to search for natural alternatives fro...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2021/v9i130190
The lethality of snake venom is mainly attributed to its phospholipase A2 component that hydrolyzes cellular phospholipids, leading to the release of arachidonic acid that generates potentially toxic reactive oxygen species (ROS). Imbalance between excessive generation and poor r...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2020/v10i330167
Ibrahim Sani, Rabi’u Aliyu Umar, Sanusi Wara Hassan, Umar Zaki Faruq, Fatima Bello & Abubakar Abdulhamid·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2020
Snake venom enzymes are the key substances involved in snake venom toxicity. Thus, inactivating these enzymes is generally considered to be the fundamental step in the management of snakebite. Conventionally, snakebite envenomation is treated parenterally with serum-based antiven...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1030288
Nanoparticle-embedded hydrogels present a novel therapeutic approach in wound management. These hydrogels are multifunctional, have efficacy and their production is practicable. Hence, this work focused on the formulation and characterization of copper nanoparticles-embedded chit...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2026/v30i3882
Aims: The acceptability and accessibility of modern contraceptive drugs are limited especially in northern Nigeria. These contraceptives also have numerous side effects hence there is need to search for safe natural alternatives from medicinal plants. This research was aimed at e...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2021/v30i330254
This paper examines and compares the processes of compounding in C’lela and English It investigates the morphological and lexical properties of compounds in the two languages. The objective of the study is to provide an overview of the C’lela compound patterns and to significantl...