The utilization of Indian spinach and ugu vegetables in the enrichment of chinchin was investigated with a view to providing information on the nutritional value of enriched chinchin. The vegetables (dried and crushed) were incorporated into wheat flour at 1.5%, 3% and 5% levels...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/35736
Aim: Solenostemon monostachyus (P.Beauv.) Briq.(SE) is the object of our investigation test the mechanism of its anti-oxidative action to further establish its anti-sickling properties.. Sample: To correlate hematological parameters and antioxidant activities with the presence i...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/35719
Aims: Our work consisted to evaluate the anti-inflammatory activity of the bark of Entandrophragma angolense in the laboratory. Methods: The experiments were carried out on the model of acute edema of the rat's paw induced by carrageenan and the determination of C-reactive protei...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/35071
Aim: To assess the physical properties and some heavy metal levels of borehole water in Ogale, Eleme local government area of Rivers State. Study Design: Water samples were collected from boreholes of twelve (12) communities in Ogale, Eleme and analyzed for physical parameters an...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/35408
Phosphorus (P) is the second (to nitrogen) important macronutrient, a constituent of the essential macromolecules like DNA, RNA, ATP, phospholipids etc., major repository of chemical energy and indispensable at all growth stages of...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/34136
In hydrogen/deuterium exchange mass spectra, the shift in isotopically distributed peaks with deuterium incorporation into peptides results in an increase in the isotope average centroid mass. Due to limitations in the resolution of instruments and data processing by softwares, t...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/35595
Aim: This study evaluated the ameliorative potentials of ethanolic extract of Solanum melongena Linn fruit on monosodium glutamate (MSG)-intoxicated rats' lipid profile, haematological parameters and heart histology using standard protocols. Methodology: Twenty four Wistar rats t...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/35057
The antimicrobial activities of the crude methanol fraction of the stem bark extract of Nauclea diderrichii was investigated using agar diffusion and broth dilution techniques. Clinical isolates obtained from the Department of Medical Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University Teachin...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/28200
Microscopy and LAMP were compared in diagnosis and treatment follow-up of HAT with T. b. rhodesiense infected vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops) treated with diminazene aceturate (Berenil®) and Melarsoprol (Mel-B®). Saponin method and heat treatment were used to extract pure a...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/32393
Aims: Comparative assessment of some biochemical oxidative stress markers in Type II diabetics and non-diabetics with chronic periodontitis. Study Design: The cross sectional study groups were clinically evaluated and their biochemical parameters were assessed and statistically c...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/35143