Aim: Mitochondrial Membrane Permeability Transition (MMPT) pore has emerged as a promising target for drug development because the release of cytochrome c upon the opening of the pore is a point of no return for mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis to occur. Heliotropium indicum (HI)...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/36334
A. J. Alhassan, I. U. Muhammad, M. S. Sule, A. M. Wudil, A. A. Imam, A. Idi, A. Muhammad, A. Mohammed, I. Alexander & A. Nasir·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2017
Khaya senegalensis A. Juss (Meliaceae), is regarded as the most popular medicinal meliaceous plant. The present study was conducted to evaluate anti-diabetic potentials of column chromatography fractions (FI-FVII) from ethyl acetate extract of Khaya senegalensis stem bark and det...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/35908
Backbone torsion angles ɸ, ψ of a vast majority of nonglycine residues in proteins lay within the peculiar insulated regions in the (ɸ,ψ) space assigned to the conformations allowed for nonglycine residues that embrace the conformations with negative and positive values of ɸ sepa...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/36163
Q. F. B. Amado Israel de la Cruz Galindo, Jonnathan Guadalupe Santillán Benítez & Enrique Morales Avila·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2017
Adiponectin is an adipokine abundantly expressed in adipose tissue, which has been well characterized, demonstrating its beneficial effect on human health, circulates in the bloodstream in various isoforms, playing different roles in the balance of energy homeostasis. Adiponectin...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/36281
The production of chemical-free medicinal and aromatic plants has been the focus ofinterest of many researchers and producers in order to ensure the high quality and safety, not only for human, but also for the environment. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/36099
Aim: This study aimed to examine the aggregation activity of basic regular blood elements of calves during the milk-feeding phase. Study Design: The study was initiated in 39 black and white breed calves, which were examined at the ages of 11, 15, 20, 25 and 30 daysat Kolos farm...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/34380
Aims: To find out whether flavonoid-rich fractions of aqueous and methanolic extracts of gamal plant leaves, Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Kunth ex Walp., can be used for eradicating coffee mealybugs, Planococcus citri Risso. Study Design: Completely randomized design using five conc...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/36209
Mazharul Anwar, Zannatul Ferdous, Md. Asaduzzaman Sarker, Ahmed Khairul Hasan, Md. Babul Akhter, Md. Asad Uz Zaman, Zahidul Haque & Hayat Ullah·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2017
Monga is seasonal food insecurity in ecologically vulnerable and economically weak parts of north-western Bangladesh, primarily caused by an employment and income deficit before Transplanted aman paddy (summer rice) harvest. It mainly affects those rural poor, who have an undiver...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/35645
Wafa Khirallah, Amina Ouazzani Touhami, Ghizlane Diria, Fatima Gaboun, Rachid Benkirane & Allal Douira·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2017
Ten species of Trichoderma antagonists have been collected from different ecosystems (forest soils, compost and strawberry plants) and characterized according to their molecular tools. Molecular characterization was performed by amplifying and analyzing the sequences of the inter...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/35389
One of physiologically significant and vulnerable stages of productive animals’ (including pigs) ontogenesis is the phase of milk feeding. Microcirculation is very significant for the common functional welfare of a body. It is mostly determined by erythrocytes’ state. The aim of...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/35867
Water, Clarias gariepinus and Tilapia mariae samples were collected from four (4) stations across the length of the Osse River between the periods of April, 2013 to September, 2014. Heavy metals (Iron, manganese, nickel and lead) and total hydrocarbons in water and fish tissues (...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/34920
It is known that increased levels of homocysteine in plasma have been associated with various diseases. Current studies show that homocysteine is a new risk factor for the development of osteoporosis. Fragility fractures are associated with increased morbidity, mortality and...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/36176
Osmotic pressure, pressure gradients in the phloem, and mechanical forces influence different processes in plants. We have proposed the method of pre-sowing seed treatment by impulse pressure generated by a shock wave. It is possible to use the shock wave for different precision...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/33751
This paper represents an ethnobotanical study in Seksaoua region, which aims to identify medicinal plants used by the population of this region, and to document the different therapeutic recipes used in local traditional medicine as a cure against digestive disorders. The study w...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/36112
Transformation is one of the few options for horizontal gene transfer. Though transformation is a natural process, yet only a handful of the organisms are able to perform it naturally. The process of bacterial transformation is also a step of pivotal importance in the field of ge...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/35872