Aim: Extraction and analysis of the physicochemical properties of vegetable oil from Irvigna gabonesis and Citrullus colocynthis were carried out to predict possible applications. Study Design: It was designed to extract oil from the seeds and investigate the properties to indic...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2014/5863
Aim: To investigate the potential importance of the association between alcohol consumption, diabetes andlipid homeostasisin the prefrontal cortex. Study Design: Twenty-four adult rats were randomly divided into four groups of six rats each viz; Group 1- Control, given rat pellet...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2014/6380
Aims: The present study aimed to evaluate the antioxidant activity of methanolic and aqueous extracts of Senecio anteuphorbium and to determine total phenolics, flavonoids and proanthocyanidins content of this plant from Southern Anti-Atlas of Morocco. Moreover the effect of solv...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2014/8179
Aims: Increasing evidence has indicated that iron overload not only increases risks of insulin resistance and diabetes, but also causes cardiovascular diseases in non-diabetic and diabetic subjects. The present study compared the effects of metformin (met) and deferoxamine (DFX)...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2014/11811
Objective: To investigate the phytochemical constituents of methanolic extracts of leaf and stem of Marsilea quadrifolia (Linn.). Methods: The methanolic leaf and stem extracts of M. quadrifolia were prepared by standard procedure and concentrated at 40ºC using hot air oven. The...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2014/11350
Objectives: The question of interaction between endemic malaria infection and nutritional status of the host is always controversial and their relationship remains difficult to establish. Furthermore, the nutritional requirements of the host include some trace elements that are a...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2014/10256
This study was carried out to investigate the activities of some adenosine triphosphatases (ATPases) in the radicle of maize and cowpea grown in soils contaminated with crude oil and its fractions. Total ATPase, Ca2+ ATPase, Na+/K+ ATPase and Mg2+ ATPase activities were evaluated...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2014/7118
Scientific Background: Non alcoholic fatty liver (NAFLD) is accumulation of fat in the liver cells of peoples who drink little or no alcohol causing mild steatosis with mostly no signs, symptoms or complication but this may progress to steatohepatitis (NASH) and may liver cirrhos...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2014/10240
Aim: The objective of the present study was to investigate the antidiabetic effects of Turmeric (Curcuma longa) and Black cumin seed (Nigella sativa) either alone or in combination on blood glucose concentration, body weight, water and food intake and selected biochemical paramet...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2014/11120
Aim: The study was done to investigate the anti-venom activity of Mucuna pruriens leaves extract against cobra snake (Naja hannah) venom. Study Design: The mice were randomly grouped into six groups (A, B, C, D, E, and F) of five rats each. Group A served as the normal control (n...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2014/10394