Onen, O. I., Aboh, A. A., Mfam, A. N., Akor, M. O., Nweke, C. N. & Osuagwu, A. N.·Asian Journal of Biology·2020
Microorganisms are described as multicultural microscopic organisms, which are cosmopolitan in nature, (i.e. they are widely distributed in air, water, soil, sea, mountains, hot springs and also in bodies of living plants and animals including the human), possessing a diverse arr...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2020/v9i130075
The continuous destruction of our rainforest has threatened the existence of many useful and multipurpose plant species such as Tetrapleura tetraptera. To revert this situation, efforts must be made towards its sustainable use by encouraging reforestation which entails raising of...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2020/v9i130072
To assess nephroprotective potency of methanolic extract of C. owariensis on renal histomorphology of Wistar rats during exposure to nephropathic activity of CCl4. Twenty eight (28) albino Wistar rats divided into four groups which include normal control group administered with v...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2019/v8i430071
Background and Objectives: The plan for the construction of the Makassar - Parepare railway line is the priority for the development of the land transportation mode in South Sulawesi. The development plan has received an environmental permit which was then continued with a monito...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2019/v8i430070
Oladélé Gautier Roko, Victorien Dougnon, Armelle Hounkpatin, Jean Robert Klotoé & Lamine Baba-Moussa·Asian Journal of Biology·2020
Background/Objective: Euphorbia hirta, Citrus aurantifolia and Heterotis rotundifolia are commonly used in Benin in the treatment of infectious diseases. The aim of this study is to evaluate the anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic properties of ethanolic extracts of thes...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2019/v8i430069
Antony Omondi Radol, Michael Kiptoo, A. O. Makokha & Festus M. Tolo·Asian Journal of Biology·2020
Aims: To Determine antioxidant value and chemical groups in selected medicinal plants used for conditions associated with Herpes simplex and Herpes zoster infections in Mukhwa sub-location, Kakamega County, Kenya. Study Design: A qualitative ethnobotanical survey for plant identi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2019/v8i430068
Bats have great economic and environmental importance, including nocturnal insect control, pollination, seed dispersal and forest regeneration. Bats, however, like insects and birds are suffering a precipitous global decline due to anthropogenic causes. Deliberate air pollution i...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2019/v8i430067
Oligosaccharins: oligogalacturonic, and chitooligosaccharides are known as molecular signals to induce and regulate various genes in plants. This study was conducted to deternine the effects of chitooligosaccharide on bud formula and growth of Piper nigrum in both in vitro and ex...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2019/v8i330066
Md. Mahbubul Alam Sarker, Shaziea Rahman, Md. Saroat Hossain, Mamunur Rashid Sarkar & Sm. Ahasanul Hamid·Asian Journal of Biology·2019
In Bangladesh, poultry disease diagnosis almost entirely depends upon the post mortem examination. The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of bacterial diseases and liver lesions in chickens based on gross and microscopic lesions. The study was conducted to 37...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2019/v8i330065
Variation in body weight, lipid profile and selected reproduction hormones in rats given Psidium guajava leaf samples from crude oil polluted and non-crude oil polluted areas was evaluated. Thirty-six albino rats of Wistar strain weighing between 90-120 g were divided into three...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2019/v8i330064