This study was carried out to examine the hepatoprotective effect of ethylacetate extract of tomatoes and methanol extract of onions on the biochemical changes induced by feed formulated with 15% roasted beef and 85% rats pellets. Doses of 500 mg/kg body weight of both extracts w...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2014/7353
Aim: To assess physicochemical characters related to the glucide contents of the sap provided by four coconut cultivars. Study Design: Thirty-six coconut saps from thirty-six healthy coconut trees inflorescences, replicated two times. Trees were randomly selected; cultivars wer...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2014/7148
The aim of this study was to investigate changes in hematological values after feeding diet mixed with oil pressed from seeds of Nigella sativa in sheep. The results indicated that there was no effect on the total Red Blood Cells (RBCs) count due to treatment when compared to the...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2014/7382
Aims: This study was carried out to determine the effect of type 1 Diabetes Mellitus on bilirubin excretion and to compare the effects of separate administration of Aloe vera gel and aqueous leaf extract of Viscum album on serum bilirubin, bile secretory rate and biliary bilirubi...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2014/7512
Aims: To evaluate the effect of Aegopodium podagraria aerial part extract and tincture on electrolyte, glucose and uric acid metabolism in rats receiving excess fructose (10% drinking solution) combined with hydrochlorothiazide (20 mg/kg). Study Design: Fourty-two male rats were r...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2014/7201
Introduction: The present study aimed at clarifying the cross talk between peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR- γ), cardiac reactive Oxygen species (ROS) and Renin-Angiotensin System (RAS). Methods: A total of 90 male albino rats were used. The rats were divid...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2014/6009
Transglutaminase 2 (TG2) belongs to the family of transglutaminase, a large group of intracellular and extracellular enzymes that primarily catalyze the Ca2+-dependent post-translational modification of proteins. Discovery of the first transglutaminase in the early 1920s, has sub...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2014/6363
DNA sequencing of randomly chosen clones from a cDNA library allows thousands of different transcripts to be identified. However, since the likelihood of observing a given transcript is proportional to the expression level of that transcript in the tissue from which the library i...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2014/5262
This study investigated the concentrations of heavy metals, the activities of some selected enzymes and the pH of the soil surface (1-10 cm) and depth (11-20 cm) within the vicinity of an abandoned cement factory Nigercem Nkalagu, and further away 1km from the factory centre. The...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2014/5019
A series of transition elements complexes with [2,6-diacetimino-pheylenediamine –[2,2,diyl] pyridine] of the general formula [MLCl]Clx, (where M= Cr(III), Pb(II), Zn(II) and Cd(II), x= 2 for Cr(III)) respectively have been synthesized and fully characterized on the bases of C....
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2014/5198