Aims: To understand the mechanisms by which cattle circulate and accumulate vitamin E, we cloned the cDNA for bovine α-tocopherol transfer protein (α-TTP) and examined its expression in different tissues. Methodology: A full length α-TTP cDNA was amplified from bovine liver by R...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/33400
Aims: The study of production and morphological characteristics of seeds allows identifying the different seeds mixed with cultivated plant; it also allows knowing the various species of weeds in fields. So such studies help to develop different strategies to control weeds. Metho...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/33473
Three wilt resistant chickpea genotypes viz., JG 24, BCP-2010-1 and GJG 0919 confirmed by field screening and also by activity profile of defense related enzymes were screened in normal and wilt sick soil for antioxidative enzymes at pre and post infection stages along with four...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/32888
DNA analysis using autosomal short tandem repeat (microsatellite) polymorphism is a useful tool for forensic purposes, such as individual identification, stain analysis and paternity testing. Analyses of such materials are carried out by the comparison of profiles from questioned...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/32783
The best experimental design to use in any given condition is the one which estimates the desired effects and contrasts with maximum precision or efficiency. In uniformity trial data, the treatments being considered as dummy, the relative efficiencies of various experimental desi...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/31728
The experiment was conducted in stressed and non stressed condition during kharif season 2014 at Department of Plant Physiology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. Mungbean seeds were treated with different concentrations of brassinolide (BL) 0.01 mM and 0.05 mM in combin...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/32237
Idir Moualek, Abdelkamel Mouloua, Ghenima Iratni Aiche, Abdenassar Harrar, Nassima Achour, Celia Zerrouki, Ouerdia Mezine & Karim Houali·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2017
Considered as a major public health problem, leishmaniasis incidence continues to increase due to lack of vaccine. In addition, drugs routinely used for the treatment of this disease have associated side effects. This justifies a need to develop new drug treatments. It is in this...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/32556
To study the effect of incorporation of organic, inorganic and biofertilizers on rhizospheric microbial population and enzyme activities at various time intervals in pea crop, the experiment was laid in randomized blocked design in triplicate with plot size of 7 ×2.5 m2 using Pun...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/32509
The effect of five ecological factors (incident radiation, air and soil temperature, vapour pressure deficit (D), and soil moisture) on the net CO2 photosynthesis rate was examined for three boreal tree species – Siberian larch (Larix sibirica), Sibirian spruce (Picea obovata), a...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/31526
Aims: To Study the effect of incorporation of Tribulus terrestris/Gokshura (a natural meat preservative) on microbiology characteristic of cooked chevon sausages (goat meat sausages). Methodology: Meat emulsion for chevon sausages was prepared and was divided in four parts, as fo...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/32347
Crude extracts of marine sponges, Negombata magnifica and Callyspongia siphonella were tested for their antimicrobial activity besides larvicidal, pupicidal, adulticidal and other biological effects against the filarial vector Culex pipiens. Three sub-lethal concentrations rangin...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/32450
Aims: Drug abuse is a matter socioeconomic problem, also can lead to many oral problems. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the prevalence of cervical caries, gingivitis and periodontitis and partially dentate conditions among drug addicts in outpatient drug rehab...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/31183
Germination characteristics studies of seeds of three local species in Burkina Faso namely Parinari curatellifolia, Vitex doniana and Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides have been carried out. The aim of this study was to carry out the appropriate pre-treatment and temperature which give...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/32209
The extraction of high-quality DNA from cassava leaves suitable for various molecular techniques is a challenge due to the presence of polysaccharides, proteins and polyphenols that interfere with the isolation procedures and downstream applications. This article describes a rapi...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/32195
Wheat (Triticum spp) is a crop of global significance and occupies a premier place among cereals. Due to its high nutritive value and huge acreage devoted for cultivation of wheat, it is a staple food supplying approximately 20% of total food calories. Although wheat has a wide r...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/32651