Caffeine and Cannabis Effects on the Cerebellar Cortex of Juvenile Rats Caffeine and cannabis are two of the world most popularly consumed psychoactive substances. While caffeine is consumed with little or no regulation and restrictions in moist of the countries of the world; can...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/36943
Cannabis and caffeine are two psychoactive substances often abused. Cannabis is illegal in many countries, yet it constitutes a social menace as individuals still abuse the substance. Caffeine on the other hand is legal and used almost without restrictions in most countries. It i...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2017/34165
Anatomy as a subject is an ancient medical science. The early practitioners of Anatomy were morphological explorers and observers. Anatomy was one of the earliest sciences that marked the transition of logical reasoning from philosophy to science. This is why it is appropriate to...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/33742
Caffeine ingestion during pregnancy requires attention and investigation towards assessing the level of safety and possible effects on the brain and mental health. Caffeine ingestion during pregnancy has been discouraged despite concerns about lack of adequate facts to support th...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/26543
Solanum macrocarpon is a plant with edible fruit and its potentials as a medicinal herb have also been investigated. Its leaf extract had been suggested to have effects that could ameliorate myocardial infarction. In the current investigation, S. macrocarpon leaf aqueous extract...
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Research Article10.9734/JOCAMR/2016/26867
Caffeine is a neurostimulant that is globally consumed with little or no restrictions by various groups of people. Though concerns have been raised over the possible effects of caffeine exposure during intrauterine life or pregnancy; there are not enough empirical evidences to es...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/26545
Background: Uterine fibroids are benign (non-cancerous) tumours that develop in the uterus [1,2]. They have been and still are a major reproductive threat to women of child-bearing age especially to those of the African race [3,4]. Ginger has been reported to have anti-tumor, ant...
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Research Article10.9734/JCTI/2017/35217
Cannabis is the most widely abused illegal substance in many countries of the world presently. It acts on the higher nerve centers and produces a feeling of intoxication with hallucination. Its main component, delta-tetrahydrocannabinol, produces the ‘high’ feeling that most user...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/34164
The Anatomy Act has been part of the Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria since 1933. Interestingly, the Act though being reviewed had never been majorly amended. This no doubt has affected the applicability, practicality and the relevance of this Act in line with current glob...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/26886
The hippocampus is a part of the brain involved in memory formation, organization and storage; being a limbic system structure that is particularly important in forming new memories and connecting emotions and senses, such as smell and sound, to memories. Cadmium on the other han...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/16035
Moringa oleifera seed oil and Anacardium occidentale oil contain certain antioxidants including ascorbic acid, phenolics, flavonoids and carotenoids; these antioxidants have potentials to act against oxidative stress generated by cadmium accumulation and activities in tissues. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/16310
Aims: This research is aimed at investigating the possible effects of Virgin Coconut Oil on Histomorphology of the prefrontal cortex of type 2 diabetes male Wister rat. Study Design and Methodology: Animals used for this research experiment was 32 male Wistar rats, and were group...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2017/35218
Background: Uterine fibroids, also referred to as uterine myomas, leiomyomas, myomatas, or simply fibroid are benign soft-tissue tumors that arise from uterine smooth muscle tissue (myometrium). They have been described numerously to be hormone-dependent and uterine structure-dam...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/35226
Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is a: material discarded as worthless to the city and this has been a serious threat to the eco-system. This can be channeled into a very useful form to generate energy and thereby converting it to wealth. The waste samples were harvested, sorted, sund...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2017/32340
Piper guineense is used as spice and herb, particularly to enhance libido. P. guineense has effects on penile erection and copulatory behaviour which are controlled by androgens. This study was carried out to evaluate the effects of consumption of P. guineense leaves on testicula...
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Research Article10.9734/JOCAMR/2016/26885
Moringa oleifera is a plant that has huge nutritional and phytomedicinal values particularly due to its rich nutrients, antioxidants and medicinal phytochemicals. This investigation examined the effect of Moringa oleifera leaf extract on the histology of the prefrontal cortex of...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/15989
Aims: The aim of this investigation is to study the effect of virgin coconut oil on the prefrontal cortex upon aluminium chloride-induced Alzheimer- likes dementia. Study Design and Methodology: Twenty-eight (28) adult male Wistar rats were used and were randomly assigned into fo...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2018/35221