Aims: To evaluate the immunomodulatory effect of using non-cholesterol lowering dose of atorvastatin (AS) on skin allograft survival and on tumor growth in mice. Study Design: Experimental Study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Experimental Pathology, Immunology and Mi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/3338
Aims: Controlled clinical trials collect huge amounts of high quality data. It is a waste of information to evaluate these data only for the efficacy and safety of the investigational medication. We propose extended evaluations of large trials for scientific purposes, especially...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4141
Friedreich’s ataxia is a commonly inherited neurodegenerative disease with an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance, and was described by Nikolaus Friedreich first in 1863. Friedreich’s ataxia is caused due to hyperexpansion of the intronic GAA trinucleotide repeats or mutat...
Aims: To ascertain the risk of pre-cancerous treatment failure considering selected genetic, environmental, and clinical characteristics among Brazilian women. Study Design: A prospective study developed in a cohort of women treated for Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN) le...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4316
Aims: Magnesium hydroxide (Mg (OH)2) is an alkaline compound that is used as an anti-acid and laxative agent. The objective of the study was to find the effect of electrolyte concentration and polymers on the rheological behavior of Mg (OH)2 suspension. Place and Duration of Stud...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4491
In addition to well-known analgesic action of tramadol, its potential antinflammatory effects have not been thoroughly evaluated. On the other hand, effectiveness of antioxidants is also reported against inflammation. It is known that glyceryl trinitrate, as a nitric oxide donor,...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4410
Plant diversity and soil characteristics were studied along watershed environment in Ikot Uso Akpan Wildlife Sanctuary of Itu Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom state. The systematic sampling method was used to sample the vegetation in 10m x10m quadrats. Plants were identified to s...
Aims: The efficiency of Verticillium dahliae inoculum density (ID) on tolerant cotton Verticillium wilt in cotton growing of northern province of Iran (Golestan) and the influence of temperature (T) and relative humidity (RHA) on this relationship. Place and Duration of Study: In...
The growth and reproductive performance of epigeic earthworm Eisenia fetida in biofertilizers enriched flower waste vermicomposting was studied for 80 days in the laboratory. Six feeding compositions – Co-Flower waste (FW) alone; A- FW + Earthworms (E. fetida); B- FW+ EW + Azospi...
Aims: To ascertain the gastrointestinal nematode burden on the channids, Parachanna obscura and Parachanna africana (Steindachner, 1879) (Family: Channidae) in the down reaches of Orogodo River at Evboesi and Ekwuoma-Abavo, southern Nigeria and its relationship to the levels of o...
Aims: Two in vivo experiments were carried out to investigate the effects of saponins on rumen fermentation, plasma metabolites, nutrients digestibility, and performance in small ruminant. Study Design: In the experiment 1, three Baluchi sheep (48± 4.3 kg, body weight) were rando...
Aims: To determine the effects of fertilization and irrigation on establishment and growth of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) in Sokoto, Nigeria and its adaptability. Study Design: A factorial experiment laid down in split – plot design. Place and Duration of Study: The study w...
Industrialization has led to huge waste generation over the last decades, the absence of adequate facilities for treating such wastes in most developing nations has led to the discharge of effluents into the environment without proper treatment. Toxicological effects of effluents...
Aims: Fenvalerate (FEN) is a type II synthetic pyrethroid that has replaced other groups of insecticides due to its improved insecticidal potency. The objective of this study was to investigate the possible role of antioxidant nutrients as a protective agent against alterations o...
Aims: It is acknowledged that many essential oils isolated from various plants can exert toxic activity against insect species. In the present study, the essential oil from aerial parts of Agastache foeniculum (Pursh) Kuntze (Lamiaceae) evaluated for its larvicidal and physiologi...