Trace elemental composition, sex hormones and antioxidant capacity of young women with menstrual irregularities were assessed in this study using standard methods. Forty (40) young female subjects with regular menstrual cycle and 40 young female subjects with different kinds of m...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2021/v15i330376
This study evaluated the antioxidant vitamins, inflammatory markers, and marker molecule of oxidative stress in patients with acute myocardial infarction. A total of 90 patients from Federal Medical Centre and Imo Specialist Hospital were used for this study. Results obtained re...
The study was carried out to investigate the protective effects of bi-herbal formulation of aqueous extracts of Vernonia amygdalina and Gongronema latifolium against gentamicin induced nephrotoxicity and liver injury in rats. Forty (n=40) male Wistar albino rats were procured and...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2020/v7i430144
Nwadike Constance, Oly-Alawuba Nkeiruka, Dike-Ndudim Joy, Nosiri Chidi Ijeoma, Ezekwe Ahamefula & Akanazu Chidimma·Asian Journal of Research in Nephrology·2020
Protective effect of aqueous extract of Moringa oleifera on nephrotoxicity and liver injury induced by sodium chloride in Wistar albino rats was studied. M. oleifera collected from Imo State University School farm was prepared into an extract, and given orally to groups (III, IV...
Serum electrolyte and red blood cell membrane potential of hypertensive patients in Owerri metropolis were investigated. A total of 50 volunteer subjects were used for the study. Thirty (30) of the volunteer subjects were hypertensive subjects and were used as test subjects; whi...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2019/v10i130110
Chemical composition of three different eggplant fruit species was studied using standard methods. Solanum aethiopicum, Solanum melongena and Solanum macrocarpon fruit species were used as samples. Results obtained showed high moisture, phytate and oxalate contents in the investi...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2020/v19i330239
Background: Despite indications that environmental heavy metals; Lead (Pb), Arsenic (As), Cadmium (Cd) and Mercury (Hg) exposure may play important role in the pathogenesis of Cardiovascular diseases and thus heart failure, it has not been investigated in Black-African human popu...