Aims: Micronutrients such as chromium, iron, magnesium and zinc can serve as good therapeutic and preventive agents for several diabetes complications including Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM). The aim of this study was to compare the serum levels of chromium, iron, zinc and...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2018/45107
Aim: Malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum is one of the killer diseases in Africa today and the uncontrollable spread of drug resistance and limited drugs with therapeutic efficacy makes it necessary to discover agents against this deadly parasite. Traditionally Anthocleista d...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2018/36635
Aims: To determine prevalence of hypertension among adolescent students and prognosis of associated dysfunction on specific organ function among adolescent students. Study Design: A cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Three senior high schools (SHS) in Ashanti reg...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2018/45034
Aim: The study is aimed at assessing the antioxidant potentials of Nymphaea lotus and Nymphaea pubescens seed oils. Study Design: It was designed to extract oil from the seeds and investigate their antioxidant properties to indicate their capabilities to improve oxidative stabili...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2018/40107
Aims: In Ivory Coast, Mezoneuron angolense roots are well-known in traditional medicine for their efficiency in the treatment of diarrhoea. The goal of this study was to determine the antibacterial constituents of these roots. Methodology: The chemical investigations of the roots...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2018/44161
Introduction: Sacoglottis gabonensis (Baille) Urban (Humiriaceae) is a medicinal plant used in the treatment of Buruli ulcer in Ivory Coast. To ensure its effect over a long period of use, the subchronic toxicity of the total aqueous extract of S. gabonensis stem bark (ETASg) in...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2018/44353
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the status of vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency in adults, which is very common today. Material and Methods: The patient data was retrospectively reviewed through the hospital information system for those patients who applied to Ho...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2018/44494
Aim: This study aims to determine the presence of some vitamins and minerals in both T. stans and C. afer leaves. Materials and Methods: Composition of some vitamins and minerals of ethanolic extract of T. stans and C. afer leaves were evaluated and collected at Malabo Campus, Un...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2018/44554
Aim: This study seeks to examine the major causative factors for lower extremities amputation (LEA) amongst a Trinidadian diabetic patients as well as to analyse the resulting concerns of said patients. Study Setting and Design: This study mainly comprised patients who were subje...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2018/44534
D. C. Ejiogu, Y. Tanko, N. S. Emmanuel, E. A. Alex, M. Olubiyi, R. A. Abdulrauf, C. N. Chima, H. D. Muhammad, M. Yahuza, A. E. Ogweje, E. C. Umeh & A. Mohammed·International Journal of Biochemistry Research & Review·2018
Aim: Lipids are referred to as one of the primary targets of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The main sources of oxidative stress in diabetes mellitus comprise various enzymatic pathways, non-enzymatic pathways and mitochondrial pathways. This study was designed to evaluate the ef...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2018/44232
Aims: Leafy vegetables play an important role as essential components of diet for rural populations in tropical Africa. The aim of this study was to evaluate the nutritive value of two leafy vegetable species (Corchorus olitorus and Hibiscus sabdariffa) consumed widely as...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2018/43796
Aims: To remove hydrocarbons from crude oil polluted agricultural soil using two selected plant species. Study Design: Mature seeds of Schwenkia americana L. and Spermacoce ocymoides Burm. f. were propagated onto a sterile unpolluted agricultural soil. Seedlings were transplante...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2018/44205
Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness world over. Neurovascular degeneration of the retina is considered presently as the cause as against the vascular changes which are believed to be causative previously. In fact the neuronal changes are shown to ante-date the...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2018/43625
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a starchy staple food that previous researches have showed to contain cyanogenic compounds, precursors of hydrocyanic acid, undoubtedly toxic for humans. The aim of this study is to compare the effect of traditional and improved cassava proce...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/37522
Introduction: Sialic acid is a component of vascular cell membranes; the elevated levels indicate excessive vascular damage leading to diabetic complications. Therefore sialic acid can be considered to be newly established potential risk factor for the development of diabetic nep...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2018/43386