Aims: This study was carried out to investigate the effect of Aspilia africana on the reproductive activity of male Wistar rats. Place and Duration of Study: The research was carried out in the Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Calabar,...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12144
Mohamed Salah Eldin Abdel Hamid, Ahmed Mohmed Sadat, Tamer Mohmed Nabil, Mohmed Salah Abdelbasat, Amr Mohmmed Aly, Hesham Ahmed Abdel Wahab Nafady, Mohmed Hassan Abdelmoal, Ahmed Zaki Gharib, Adel Morad Abdellah, Assad Fauroz Salama & Mahmoud Ahmed Nigada·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2014
Aims: To locate the plane of mesh insertion whether it is onlay, inlay, sublay, or underlay. Design: Prospective study Place and Duration: Done at Bani suef hospital between May 2011 till May 2012 with follow till May 2014. Methodology: Twenty two patients, six were males sixteen...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14911
Aims: Evaluate the consumption of δ-tocotrienol (free from tocopherols) on serum lipid parameters, and several cytokines (TNF-α, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10), including gene expression and circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) in hypercholesterolemic subjects. Study Design: The present prel...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13820
Introduction: Functional assessment in painful musculoskeletal disorders such as tension-type headache requires valid, reliable and sensitive instruments. MIDAS (Migraine Disability Assessment questionnaire) is an internationally well-known functional index which has not been val...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14537
Aim of the work: Animal urine, including that of camels, has long been used for the therapeutic management of human ailments. In this study, we sought to characterize the cytotoxic properties of newly derived purified fractions from previously described camel urine extract (PMF)...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12271
Aim: Methadone is commonly used to treat pregnant heroin users and presumed to be safe for developing offspring. An avian model, free of confounding maternal variables, was used to investigate sex differences from methadone exposure during development. Place and Duration of Study...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13746
Over the past three decades, TGM2, a stress-responsive gene encoding transglutaminase 2 (TG2) has been identified as one of the several genes that may be involved in carcinogenesis and cancer physiology. TG2 is a pleiotropic calcium-dependent enzyme belonging to the transglutamin...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13919
It is known that the virulence of Ebola and other RNA enveloped viruses involves in the first step their attachment to host cell membranes. Following this initial step the virus enters the target cell cytoplasm by forming hydrophobic spikes that make holes in the membrane lipid b...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14858
Aims: To evaluate the effect of an organotherapic drug, produced from the pancreas of a young pig, on glycemic alterations in AIDS patients. Methodology: Current study was carried out in a double-blind, placebo controlled and randomized design. AIDS patients who had high fasting...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14036
Aims: The sample retention policy for Clinical Chemistry analytes in accredited medical laboratories as per ISO 15189:2012 is 24 hrs. Serum/ plasma to be separated in aliquot within 20 minutes of collection unless the primary containers are gel vacutainers. Rigorous maintenance o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13629