N. Nwachukwu

Effects of “Lesser Known” Leafy Vegetables (Vitex doniana and Corchorus oletorius) on the Oxidative Stress Indices of Albino Rats

N. Nwachukwu, E. E. J. Iweala & H. O. Asoluka · European Journal of Medicinal Plants · 2014

Aim: To evaluate the effects of two “lesser known” leafy vegetables- Vitex doniana and Corchorus oletorius on the oxidative indices of Albino Rats. Study Design: Forty eight rats, mean body weighty 351.83±1.39g were grouped into four to represent a control, and three diet groups....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJMP/2014/6396

Ethyl Acetate Fraction of Total Phenols from Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides Leaves Treated Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Albino Rats

C. O. Ekwemba, N. Nwachukwu & C. O. Ibegbulem · International Journal of Biochemistry Research & Review · 2021

Aims: Ethyl acetate fraction of total phenols from Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides leaves was evaluated for its effects in alloxan-induced diabetic male albino rats. Methodology: Diabetes was induced in rats by administrating alloxan monohydrate at a dose of 130 mg/kg body weight. The...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijbcrr/2021/v30i630273

Evaluation of Heavy Metals in Gills, Bones and Muscles of Fishes from Crude Oil Polluted Water of Ogoniland, Rivers State, Nigeria

G. S. Ikue, M. O. Monanu & N. Nwachukwu · International Journal of Biochemistry Research & Review · 2019

This study was carried out to determine the concentrations of heavy metals (cadmium, chromium, zinc, manganese, lead and iron) in organs (gills, bone and muscle) of Iutjanus campechanus and Chrysichthys nigrodidatatus from Gokhana, and Khana local government areas in River State,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijbcrr/2019/v25i330079