AKT or Protein Kinase B, the serine/threonine-specific protein kinase, is found in three analogous isoforms in cells of human and animal bodies. AKT is regulated and activated via various upstream regulators including GPCR (G protein-coupled receptor), RTK (Receptor tyrosine kina...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2023/v17i1312
Objective: High structural diversity of trichomes in the members of family Fabaceae Lindl. has been a subject of study from decades. The present study was aimed to study structural diversity of trichomes in Power Puff Tree (Calliandra haematocephala,Caesalpinioideae, Fabaceae) a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2023/v17i1311
The present study was undertaken to understand adaptive behavior and the possibility of osmotic adjustment adopted by three plant species to tolerate harsh environmental conditions during the winter and summer seasons based on some soil and plant variables as well as the relation...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2022/v16i4310
I. C. Edeh, C. S. Olisa, B. U. Ononye, C. C. Ikechukwu, C. G. Nwankwo & I. Okoli·Asian Journal of Biology·2022
Aims: This work aimed to evaluate the nutritional benefits of honey and garlic (Allium sativum) in five different dietary inclusions on the blood and plasma-antioxidant profile of Clarias gariepinus. Methodology: Five treatments; control T1 (0%), T2 (0.5% honey), T3 (1% honey), T...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2022/v16i3305
Aims: This study aims to analyze the diversity of endemic flora of North Sulawesi Indonesia as a potential for sustainable ecotourism. Place and Duration of Study: This research was conducted in the Batuputih Nature Tourism Park (BNTP), Bitung, North Sulawesi (Sulawesi Utara), In...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2022/v16i4306
Correa-Gillieron, Elenice Maria, Barbosa, Renata Faria, Ferezin-Pinto, Caroline & Martinez, Ana Maria Blanco·Asian Journal of Biology·2022
The TXRF technique (total reflection X-ray fluorescence) was employed to analyze the concentration of zinc (Zn) and other metals in the pineal gland of rats submitted to orally administered excess dose of Zn sulfate. The histochemical localization of Zn was also performed. TXRF r...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2022/v16i4307
M. Khalequzzaman, T. Chakrabarty, M. Z. Islam, E. S. M. H. Rashid, M. F. R. K. Prince & M. A. Siddique·Asian Journal of Biology·2022
The study was conducted to estimate the mean performance, genetic parameters along with traits association and path coefficients from data collected on 48 Transplanted Aman (T. Aman) rice landraces. In mean performance, Manik Digha, Goirol, Jesso Balam, Dal Katra, Chinri Gushi, I...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2022/v16i4308
Background: Morphologically there is a great similarity in the musculoskeletal pattern in different species of the primates especially the development of hands and digits for better functional adaptation to their environment. The factors involved in evolution of modern hand are m...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2022/v16i4309
Liver is the largest gland inside our body, and it is accounted for many functions in the body but like any other organ in the body it is prone to different disease but the most dangerous one of them is hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatocellular carcinoma is fetal, and it is having...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2022/v16i3304
Wilfrid Bio N’goye, Andreas Schubert, Rada Abu-Ammar, Cica Vissiennon, Virgile Ahyi, Zackarie Vissiennon & Gado Dramane·Asian Journal of Biology·2022
Phytopathogenic fungi decrease crop yield and quality and cause crop damage. The present work aims to study the effectiveness of certain extracts of medicinal and food plants (EtOH, DCM) that are present in the Republic of Benin on the mycelial growth of toxigenic molds respons...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2022/v16i3303