There is hardly a disagreement about the dangers of alcoholism ranging from addiction through cardiovascular disorders and cancers to death. But there seem to be conflicting science and sense on the effect of low to moderate intake of alcohol and abstinence in health and disease....
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i244918
One of the challenges of antipsychotic medication is the occurrence of Extrapyramidal Symptoms. These cannot be easily eliminated considering the pathophysiology of schizophrenia and the established mechanism of action of classical antipsychotics. The antipsychotics help improve...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2022/v17i430207
The scientific study of the nervous system is a major area for disease and consequently disease management. The use of drugs to treat neurological disease is the backbone of this sphere of therapy. This review will concentrate of the history, process, constraints and novelty of d...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2022/v17i230195
This study was performed to investigate the effects of aqueous Imperata cylindrica root extract on hepatic enzyme levels of alloxan-induced diabetic male Wistar rats. Forty (48) male wistar rats were divided into six groups consisting of eight animals each. Diabetes mellitus was...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2021/v10i330168
M. O. Nwokike, S. I. Ghasi, A. O. Ogbonna, C. A. Anusiem, C. C. Ofor, E. C. Ogbuagu, M. N. Ezenwaeze & Akpotu E. Ajirioghene·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2021
This was an experimental study that evaluated the effect of aqueous, methanol and chloroform root extracts of Imperata cylindrica on serum levels of testosterone in male Wistar rats. Shade dried Imperata cylindrica roots were pounded and crude extracts prepared using distilled wa...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2021/v32i630396
The pituitary gland secretes a collection of hormones that jointly influence all cells and affect virtually all physiologic processes. The anterior pituitary (also called the adenohypophysis or pars anterior), is the glandular, anterior lobe that together with the posterior lobe...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrre/2021/v4i132
Coronavirus disease 2019 [COVID-19] belongs to the class of coronaviruses - one of a group of RNA[ribonucleic acid] viruses that infect animals and humans, primarily the upper respiratory and gastrointestinal tract and these are zoonotic, meaning that they can be transmitted betw...
The class of drugs designated as central nervous system (CNS) stimulants includes the four social drugs that find use among some youth of Eastern Nigeria; caffeine, nicotine, cocaine and marijuana. CNS stimulants increase or enhance the activity of monoamines (such as dopamine an...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2021/v15i330156
Cancer, the uncontrolled proliferation of cells, is one of the most serious fatal diseases in today’s world that kills millions of people every year. It is one of the major health concerns of the 21st century which can affect any organ of people without regard to race, age or sex...