Aim: To evaluate association of 10 p locus in Slovenian inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients with different sub-phenotypes. Methodology: Genotyping of three selected SNPs from 10 p locus was performed in 594 IBD patients, divided into three sub-phenotypes, Crohn’s disease (C...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/20566
Background: The high cost of conventional animal feed ingredients in Nigeria has made it necessary to search for alternative local sources of feed. Crop residues including sweet potato leaves abound in Nigeria. These have been explored as feed sources. The ability of microorganis...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/19290
Aims: Phragmanthera incana, African mistletoe popularly called “bird lime”, devil’s fuge, “all heal, Iscador”, “mystyldene”, “golden bough” etc a hemi-parasitic plant was screened for its antimicrobial properties due to its ethnomedicinal claims as a remedy for stomach disorder,...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/14947
Verruciform xanthoma is a rare clinicopathologic entity which occurs primarily in the oral mucosa. It is difficult to make a diagnosis of verruciform xanthoma based on the clinical findings alone. But the microscopic findings of the characteristic foam cells in the papillary port...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/20286
A field survey was carried out in three tehsils namely Rawalpindi, Gujar khan and Kahuta) of Rawalpindi district. A predefined questionnaire was used to gather the information. In the studied farms the average stocking rate of 1200 fingerlings/acre with average weight of 4 grams...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/20038
The experiment was done in Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Aluminum chloride is used as coagulant for treatment the drinking water in AlMogran Water Treatment Plant, Khartoum State, Sudan. The study aimed at assessing the concentrations of liver enzymes (AST and...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/20222
In Côte d’Ivoire, the larvae of Oryctes owariensis are prized and widely consumed as alternative protein source. The present study was aimed at evaluating the nutritional and functional properties of the larva flour for further food products formulation. Fresh O. owariensis larva...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/19093
Biochemical changes in tissues of Wistar albino rats following exposure to feed formulated with different percentage concentrations (5%, 10%, and 20%) of smoked fish after 28 days were investigated. Albino rats fed with animal feed without smoked fish served as the control. The c...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/18830
The effects of different percentage concentrations (5%, 10%, 20% and 30%) of ground seeds of Picralima nitida on the concentrations of ascorbic acid (AA), glutathione (GSH) and the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) of albino...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/18829
Bruno Marcel Silva de Melo, Norma Luciene Lima da Silva, Rafaelli de Souza Gomes, Kely Campos Navegantes, Ana Lígia de Brito Oliveira, Lorena Almeida, Carolina Heitmann Mares Azevedo & Marta Chagas Monteiro·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2015
Blood-sucking arthropods evolved a salivary cocktail of anti-hemostatic, platelet antiaggregant and vasodilators components that neutralize the effects of hemostasis and allow a successful blood supply occurs. In salivary glands from Aedes aegypti was found several components wit...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/20322
In present study, the putative resistance capacity of thirty five maize inbred lines against Iranian maize mosaic virus (IMMV) was studied. Reaction to IMMV was analyzed under natural field infection and controlled conditions in a greenhouse in 2010 and 2011. In the greenhouse ex...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/20058
Introduction: Asthma is a common chronic disease and it is a cause of attending the emergency department, hospitalization, and school absences in children. Several studies recorded in various countries report the increased prevalence of about 50% per decade for childhood asthma....
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/17370
Background: Cognitive function including decision making and short term memory are affected by environmental factors including physical activity. Data showed that sustained physical activity can improve learning and memory. In the present research, cognitive functions of the Iran...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/18702
Antioxidants provide a defense line against adverse effects of free radicals released in plant cells under drought stress. Accumulation of antioxidants may link with higher grain yield in environmental stress conditions. The aim of this study was to evaluate antioxidants accumula...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/18751
Reduced glutathione (GSH), an endogenous antioxidant ubiquitously distributed in the physiological system has been widely reported to exhibit potent antioxidant properties in vivo and in vitro. However, information regarding the effects of altered pH on its widely reported antiox...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/15680