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Malaria is a significant public health problem in the world especially in in sub-Saharan Africa. One of the key contributory factors to the development and progression of malaria and its complications is oxidative stress, a condition characterized by increased production of free...
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Malaria is a significant public health problem in the world especially in in sub-Saharan Africa. One of the key contributory factors to the development and progression of malaria and its complications is oxidative stress, a condition characterized by increased production of free...
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Anemia is a condition that occurs when the amount of haemoglobin in a person’s drops below normal .and a decrease in haemoglobin is often associated with a decrease in the number of red blood cells and haematocrit which may be cause by malaria while Malaria is a major public...
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This study examined the nephrotic effect of Buchholzia coriacea formulated diet in sucrose-fed pregnant rats and their offspring. Buchholzia coriacea (B. coriacea) (family, capparidaceae) is a perennial plant commonly known as wonderful kola. Seeds were obtained from ogbete...
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Ocimum gratissimum is a vegetable plant of wide nutritional and medicinal application in Nigeria and some other parts of the world. The aim of this study is to know the effect and efficacy of oral administration of methanol extract of Ocimum gratissimum on the level of oxidative and...
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Several plants have been used in the treatment of various disorders without scientific basis. The present study examine the pancreatic effect of Buchholzia coriacea formulated diet in sucrose-fed pregnant rats and their offspring. Buchholzia coriacea seeds were obtained from Ogbete main...
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Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder resulting from the presence of excess sugar in the blood as a result of defect of insulin secretion, insulin action or both. Insulin deficiency in turn leads to chronic hyperglycaemia with disturbances of carbohydrate fat and protein metabolism....
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Increased oxidative stress arising from the maternal hyperglycemic-induced disturbances in fetal metabolism has been suggested to play a role in the pathogenesis of disturbed embryogenesis in diabetic pregnancies. Maternal diabetes in pregnancy and the associated hyperglycemia is also...
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Diabetes mellitus is the most common metabolic disorder in the community, plant like Momordica charantia can be used to correct this disorder. Momordica charantia, also known as bitter melon is a member of the family Cucurbittaceae. Seed, fruit and leave of this plant contain bioactive...
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Glutathione Peroxidase (GPx) family of enzymes plays important roles in the protection of organisms from oxidative damage. GPx converts reduced glutathione (GSH) to oxidized glutathione (GSSG) while reducing lipid hydroperoxides to their corresponding alcohols or free hydrogen peroxide...
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The composite soymilk yogurt flavoured with pineapple as sweetener was produced from composite blend of dano milk and soymilk. It was pasteurized at 850c for 5 minutes. It was cooled , homogenized and inoculated with mixed yogurt starter culture of Lactobacillus bulgaricus,...
THE OXIDATIVE STRESS STATUS OF RATS FED ON OIL BEAN SEED
CHAPTER ONETHE OXIDATIVE STRESS STATUS OF RATS FED ON OIL BEANSEED MEAL91.0. INTRODUCTIONUgba also called ukpaka is a popular food delicacy in Nigeria especially among Igbo ethnic group. It is rich in protein and is obtained by a solid state...
THE EFFECT OF WATER EXTRACT OF COLA NITIDA POD
CHAPTER ONE1.1 INTRODUCTIONCola Nitida has been used in folk medicine as an aphrodisiac, an appetite suppressant, to treat morning sickness, migraine headache, and indigestion (Esimone et al., 2007). It has also been applied directly to the skin to...
THE EFFECT OF PTEROCARPUS MILDBREADII SEED ON PLASMA
CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION1.0 Pterocarpus mildbreadii are trees with edible parts successfully budded, pterocarpus species (P.Soyauxii and P. mildbeadii are reported to have different patterns of leaf flush, one spontanous and the other intermitted...
PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION ON EFFECTS OF BURANTASHI EXTRACT ON LIVER ENZYMES OF ALBINO MALE AND FEMALE WHISTAR RATS
CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTIONPHYSIOLOGY OF ERECTIONPenile Erection involves an integration of complex physiological processes involving the central nervous system, peripheral nervous...
THE _EFFECT_OF_N-HEXANE_EXTRACT_OF_KOLA_NITIDA_BARK_ON_LIVER_FUNCTION_TEST_OF
CHAPTER ONE1.0 INTRODUCTIONBACKGROUND OF THE STUDYLiver is the largest and most complex internal organ in the body. It plays an important role in the maintenance of internal environment through its multiple and diverse...
PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION ON EFFECTS OF BURANTASHI EXTRACT ON LIPOPROTEINS OF ALBINO MALE AND FEMALE RATS
CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTIONErectile dysfunction, ED, is a sexual dysfunction that affects the reproductive systems of both men and women. By definition according to National Institute of Health...
PHYTOCHEMICAL_AND_ANTI-INFLAMMATORY_PROPERTIES_OF_METHANOL_EXTRACT_OF_CRATEVA_ADANSONII_STEM_BARK.
CHAPTER ONE1.0 INTRODUCTIONInflation is a Latin word (inflammare) which is translated means to set on fire. It is a complex biological response of vascular tissue to harmful stimuli such as...
PHYTOCHEMICAL_ANALYSIS_AND_THE_ANTI-INFLAMMATORY_ACTIVITIES_OF_DICHLOROMETHANE_FRACTION_OF_METHHANOL_EXTRACT_OF_CRATEVA_ADANSONII
CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION AIM AND OBJECTIVESInflammation is one of body’s natural ways of protecting itself. It is also an essential reaction of the body to...
EFFECTS_OF_PROCESSING_METHODS_ON_THE_PHYSICO-CHEMICAL_PROPERTIES_OF_SWEET_POTATO_AND_SORGHUM
ABSTRACTThis study evaluated "the effects of processing methods on the physico-chemical properties of sweet potato and sorghum flour". Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is an important food crop in the...