Aims: To investigate the effect of food blends (plantain, soybean and ginger) on the blood glucose, lipid profile and haematological indices on streptozotocin induced diabetic rats. Methodology: A total of 35 rats of mean body weight 219.07 g separated into7 groups (5 per group)...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2019/v25i130067
Aim: To evaluate the organoleptic, pH and pasting properties of unripe plantain (Musa paradisiaca), soybeans (Glycine max) and ginger (Zingerber officianale) as edible sources of food which can be processed into flour for several purposes. Methodology: The plant materials (unripe...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v34i630150
This study was conducted to evaluate the nutritive value, phytochemicals and functional properties of flour blends from unripe plantain, soybean and ginger. Fresh samples of unripe plantain, soybean and ginger were dried and milled to produce five flour blends. Laboratory analys...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v8i129983
Seventeen groups of laboratory mice were infected with 200 cercariae of the helminth parasite, Schistosoma haematobium, per mouse, using the paddling technique. Mice in sixteen groups were subsequently treated with the plant extract of P. africana and E. senegalesis at weekly int...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/17675
Methicillin resistance Staphylococcus aureus have been reported worldwide to emerge mostly in developing and developed countries. This study aimed at isolated and antibiotic resistance from nosocomial sources in Dalhatu Araf specialist Hospital, Lafia, Nigeria. A total of (200)...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2023/v16i1299