Myocardial infarction is an irreversible death of heart muscle secondary due to prolonged lack of oxygen supply. The present study was designed to evaluate the protective effect of enalapril in isoproterenol-induced myocardial infarction in rats using changes in haemodynamic, bio...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/38498
Aims: To carry out the qualitative and quantitative phytochemical screening and assess the antimicrobial activity of banyan (Ficus benghalensis), castor (Ricinus communis) and clerodendron (Clerodendron inerme) leaf extracts. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Textile and...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/37135
In this study, the in vivo toxicity index of Nigerian bituminous coal fly ash prepared under a burning temperature of 900ºC was evaluated following oral administration to Albino rats. The effect of the sample prepared at this temperature was compared under various dose (100, 200...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/38602
Medicinal plants have played a key role in the world health care with about 80% of Africans depending on phytomedicine which has shown a wide range of uses in treatment of diseases. The usage of plants, plant extracts or plant derived pure chemicals to treat diseases in Nigeria h...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/37965
Aim: To determine the levels of Cd, Zn, Pb and Fe in some branded canned lager beers and burukutu (native beer) samples. To compare the prevalence of these metals in the two types of beers in order to proffer recommendations about the contamination of liquor with the metals. Stud...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/37950
Coffee from Coffea arabica is a popular beverage consumed worldwide. Its effect on health has been a global puzzle. In this study, the effect of coffee and caffeine consumption on some reproductive structures and functions of Wistar rats were investigated. A hundred and seventy-f...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/30912
Custard apple is a climacteric fruit with less storage life as compared to other fruits. Custard apple contain anti-oxidants like Vitamin-C and good source of potassium, magnesium, Vitamin-A. For development of processing technology (preparation of custard apple pulp and other v...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/36626
Introduction: Long-term usage of tobacco related products are the potential generators of free radicals which alter the cellular antioxidant defense system. Changing the balance towards an increase in the pro-oxidants over the capacity of the antioxidants is defined as oxidative...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/37348
Aim: The aim of this study was to survey the proximate and anti-nutrient components of some local food condiments and their seeds. Study Design: Ability to compare the nutrient and anti-nutrient components in some local food condiments after processing. Five (5) samples in their...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/37727
RNase A is the most experimental protein in the 20th century. Disulphide bonds are necessary for enzymatic action of many proteins as it is also required for this protein. RNaseA kinetic studies is performed with the drug metosartan using RNA as the substrate Metosartan, is a dru...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/37444
We investigated changes in the lipid profile of clitellum and post-clitellum sections of earthworms (Libyodrilus violaceus) after exposure to different doses of crude oil (Bonny light blend) or its fractions for two-weeks. Two hundred and forty earthworms were assigned to four ma...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/37256
Grain samples of maize landraces were collected and subjected to Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis combined with chemometric tools in other to discriminate them regarding the chemical composition. Principal component analysis (PCA) and hierarchical clusterin...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/35832
Hyperglycaemia in patients admitted in intensive care units (ICU) with acute myocardial infarction is a common phenomena observed. This unique situation of cardiogenic insulin resistance does not spare diabetics or non -diabetics. It is in addition to the inherent insulin resista...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/37576
Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the haematological, biochemical and kidney pathological changes in cachectic and non cachectic Zebu cattle in Nigeria. Study Design: A total of 79 cattle were sampled during the study. The number of cachectic and non-cachectic animals var...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/22020
Background: Drying is a very important step in improving the quality of paddy rice. Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the effect of different drying areas on the quality of the Wita 9 paddy rice grain samples. Materials and Methods: A survey was carried out on the...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/37453