Background: Transfusion services are aimed to provide only those components which patients require and keep the rest for others. Platelet transfusion is critical due to lack of alternative; and therefore should be used rationally. Aim: To elucidate the rational use of different p...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2016/29327
Aims: To determine the sickle cell carrier frequency among undergraduate students of a Nigerian University with a view to evaluate the need to institute genetic and premarital counseling program. Methodology: This was a retrospective study and record of haemoglobin electrophoresi...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2016/29431
Background/Aim: Outpatient chemotherapy administration for solid tumors is a commonly accepted practice given its advantage of easy and safe drug administration, ability to value the patient’s wish to avoid hospitalization and decreased expenses compared to inpatient care. Howeve...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2016/29025
Aim: Capsaicin is the active ingredient in chilli pepper, and is responsible for the pungency of chilli pepper. This study compared the effect of ethanolic extract of chilli pepper fruit and capsaicin on haematological parameters and serum electrolytes in female albino Wistar rat...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2016/29195
Osteoporosis represents an important cause of morbidity in adult thalassemic patients. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPAR γ) is a master transcriptional regulator involved in expression of probably hundreds of genes. Recent studies have suggested that PPAR-γ plays...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2016/28458
Thrombin is the final serine protease generated during blood coagulation. This enzyme possesses a complex and fascinating structure composed not only by an active site but also by two positively charged patches, called anion binding exosites o simply exosites 1 and 2, as well as...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2016/27562
Aims: Rabbit production fulfils important socio-economic functions and has the ability to alleviate the animal protein inadequacy. In Nigeria and most other developing countries, inadequate nutrition undermines rabbit in expressing their full potential. Therefore, a 49-day study...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2016/27947
Hemoglobin E is one of the most common forms of abnormal hemoglobin, related to hemoglobinopathies in the world. It can result in a heterogeneous group of disorders ranging from asymptomatic to severe anemia with regular blood transfusion dependency. HbE trait and HbE/E are mild...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2016/26679
Aim: To evaluate the potential of Calotropis procera extracts in erythrocyte membrane stabilization with special emphasis on Plasmodium falciparum entry into RBCs. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Zoology, BMT and Human Genetics, University School of Sciences, Gujarat U...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2016/27960
Background: Post transfusion hepatitis B (PTHB) continues to be an important public health concern in regard to blood transfusion in Libya. The inclusion of tests specifically for the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) began as part of the mandatory screening of blood donors in...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2016/27145