Aims: The present study aim at investigating the effect of crude oil contaminated food products on the reproductive function of male rats. Study Design: Randomized controlled experiment. Place and Duration of Study: Molecular Drug Metabolism and Toxicology Unit, Department of Bio...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/25646
Introduction: Bryophytes are considered as a remarkable reservoir of new, natural products or secondary compounds, many of which have shown interesting biological activity. Biological activities of number of liverworts and mosses were studied which suggests that they contain a la...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/24300
J. C. García-López, J. M. Pinos-Rodríguez, G. Álvarez-Fuentes, B. I. Juárez-Flores, Y. Jasso-Pineda, M. A. Camacho-Escobar, S. López-Aguirre & L. O. Hernández-Arteaga·Journal of Applied Life Sciences International·2016
Introduction: Backyard poultry production systems are a very important source of meat and egg protein especially for children in rural areas. Aim: Evaluate the biocide effect of Chrysactinia mexicana Gray extract on laying hens organs challenged with Salmonella typhimurium. Study...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/24672
Aim: Soil- transmitted helminths (STH) and schistosomiasis are a major public health problem in Kenya as well as in many other tropical countries. Intestinal parasite infections have been associated with malabsorption and nutrient loses that can lead to malnutrition. Malnutrition...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/25053
The search for antifungal agents with possible novel application in battling plant diseases cannot be overemphasized. Hence, a study was carried out to investigate the antagonistic ability of some hard palate isolates; Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus sp.,...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/16971
This research was conducted to evaluate the changes in β-carotene (the major pro-vitamin A) associated with processing of sweet potatoes, Total β-carotene of a sweet potato cultivar (Ex-Igbariam) was quantified using High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). The level of ret...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/22265
Introduction: Water is very essential for human survival. In fact, water defines some countries; it is so important that nations which do not have high quality and enough quantity have gone to war over it. However, as important as water is, not all water is drinkable. Objective:...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/24772
Onion is widely consumed and is used for several medicinal and therapeutic purposes such as management of diabetes and also as antimutagenic, antimicrobial and antioxidant agents. Hence, this study investigated the protective role of onion on caffeine induced spermatotoxicity in...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/23245
A study was carried out to determine the prevalence of bacteriuria among primary school children in The Federal University of Technology, Akure. One hundred and fifty (150) Mid-Stream Urine (MSU) samples were collected from both male and female pupils aged 5-11. Samples were exam...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/24730
This study aims to evaluate the antifungal effects of aqueous extracts of Azadirachta indica (AEAI) and Thevetia peruviana (AETP) seeds taking it from a biological perspective under laboratory conditions. A randomized sample block design containing four treatments (T-: absolute c...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/23710