Akanni E. Olufemi, Faremi Ayodeji, Akanni R. Adekemi, Bamisaye E. Oluseyi, Adewumi F. Ajoke, Agboola O. Aminat & Liasu O. Idris·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2017
Background: Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are effective cancer treatment options but they are accompanied by serious side effects and complications such as systemic cytotoxicity, chemo- or radio-resistance. Therefore, more effective therapies are sorely needed. This study investi...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/34773
The objectives of this preliminary study were to assess the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in goats from sixteen (n=16) selected small farms around Bangkok and vicinity, and in addition, to provide the infection characterization based on parasite egg’s morphology in thi...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/34932
Aim: Modulation of the opening of mitochondrial Permeability Transition (mPT) pore is an important pharmacological target in drug design because the release of cytochrome C upon the opening of the pore is sine qua non for mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis to take place. Jatropha...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/35882
Aims: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the primary cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with metabolic syndrome (MS) increasing their risk. We aimed to investigate the effects of oligonol on cardiometabolic risk factors in healthy overweight and obese Saudi females. Stud...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/35705
The aim of research is to find out peculiarities of erythrocytes’ micro rheological features in piglets having undergone the impact of the most abundant unfavourable factors of the environment. We observed 78 newborn piglets having undergone the impact of unfavourable environment...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/35866
Aims: To clone phytase genes from prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms and provide partial sequence comparisons between the two systems in relative to their protein functional domains. Study Design: Gene cloning of Phy genes from Bacillus atrophaeus and Aspergillus niger str...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/35856
Aims: This study aimed 1) to determine and compare the effects of flooding stress, caused by storms on whole plants of four native to the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast psammophytes and how long their rhizomes can remain viable in sea water; and 2) to investigate post-immersion change...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/35883
Cibelle Engels, Fabiana Aparecida Rodrigues, Ademir de Oliveira Ferreira, Thiago Massao Inagaki & Alexandre Lima Nepomuceno·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2017
The soybean crop is exposed to many adverse environmental conditions; among them, it is the drought stress, which is responsible for great losses on crop yield. The crops productivity improvement may have a limit due stress factors, as noted by its stabilization in the past years...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/35232
The growing use of biological toxins, biotechnology and bio-engineering may have, by commensurate measure, contributed to bio-terrorism under what is called agro/bio-terrorism. Agro-products finally end up on the tables as food or on the shelves as medicine, and thus any form of...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/34167
The increasing incidence of diabetes mellitus in all over the world is considered as a serious threat for human health. Oxidative stress is responsible for occurrence of diabetes by generation of oxygen free-radical, glycosylation of non-enzymatic protein, auto-oxidation of gluco...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/35478
The unique characteristics of the early changes in vascular haemostasis during the development of metabolic syndrome are still unclear. This study aimed to examine the development of vascular dysfunction in experimentally induced metabolic syndrome. The study used 61 male Wistar...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/34936
This study was carried out to analyze the trend of cassava (Manihot esculenta) products and impacts on the livelihood of value chain actors in the Centre Region of Cameroon. Thus, surveys were carried out in 2016, in six localities (Yaounde, Bafia, Obala, Ngoumou, Mbankomo and Mb...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/34163
Toxicity effects of Cyfluthrin insecticide on Agrotis ipsilon (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) immature stages were studied with respect to temperature thresholds and thermal requirements for each stage. The bioassays were carried out by applying the recommended concentration, its half a...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/35076
Aims: Effects of crushed date pits (DP) on growth performance, carcass traits and nutrient digestibility were studied on forty Baladi goat kids. Methodology: All kids were male with an average body weight of 20 kg (S.D. = 0.27) at the beginning of the experiment. Animals were ran...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/33784
The experimental material for the present investigation was comprised of 38 genotypes of onion. These genotypes were sown in Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications, to estimate the genetic variability, heritability and genetic advance. Observations were recorded...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/35384