Aims: The present study was undertaken to monitor the changes in structural and dynamic state of hepatocyte nuclear membrane of young (3-months) and old (20-months) rats subjected to intermittent fasting (IF). Study Design: young (3-month) and old (20-month) rats were individuall...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/13771
Background: Pharmaceutical effluents like other pharmaceutical effluents are toxic waste water generated from drug industries which when discharged directly into the environment without proper handling and treatments may cause deleterious effects on human health and environment....
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/12962
This study was aimed at determining the in vitro antimicrobial activity of crude flavonoids isolated from the stem bark of Annona senegalensis. The study was carried out in the laboratory of Biochemistry department, Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola, Adamawa State, Nig...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/11884
In this study, the accuracy of sex identification, the viability of biopsied embryos, and the pregnancy rate after biopsied embryo transfer were compared in bovine embryos biopsied by two methods (cutting and pipetting). The cells were more efficiently collected by the pipetting...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/13028
Comparison of biodegradation of spent lubricating oil by Aspergillus niger and Pseudomonas aeruginosa was studied for 16 days. pH, turbidity, nitrate, phosphorus and Gas Chromatographic -Mass Spectrophometry (GC-MS) analyses of the media were carried out. The results showed lower...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/11618
Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate the use of locally sourced snail gut enzyme from African giant snail (Achatina achatina) for yeast protoplasts production. Place and Duration of Study: Fresh undiluted palm wine was commercially acquired from Umuoke, Obowo in Imo Sta...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/11989
Aims: This study illustrated obtaining bacterial isolates capable to produce polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) under stressed conditions and also using cheap wastes for production process. Study Design: Two-step throughput screening of 50 bacterial isolates by lipophylic stain (Sudan b...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2014/12286
Edible vegetable oils which include red palm oil, coconut oil, groundnut oil, sesame oil (Beniseed oil), soybean oil, palm kernel oil, etc. are derived from seeds or fruits of different plants. These oils are consumed not only for their supply of lipids in the diets but for their...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2014/12489
One of the greatest hurdles in protein microarray technology has been the limited sensitivity. However, the strategy of amplifying the SPR signal with fluorescence improves sensitivity. Herein, we report a simple and efficient method, Grating Coupled Surface Plasmon Coupled Fluor...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2014/11452
Aim: This study investigated the analgesic property of ethanol leaf extract of Moringa oleifera (ELMO) in rats. Study Design: Different rat models (acetic acid, tail flick and tail immersion) were employed. The study was carried out in the Physiology Laboratory of the Department...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2014/11679