Aims: Compilation of the photographic checklist of the Chironomids under the subfamily Orthocladiinae from the Niger Delta of Nigeria. The compilation used records of specimens collected over a period of thirty years from many field trips. Study Design and Methodology: The photog...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/30006
Poisoning hallucinogenic plants rarely occurs in children but it is a significant problem for the emergency doctor. We report the case of three boys who suddenly exhibited behavioral problems, one of whom was in serious condition. The three children had no remarkable medical hist...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/30120
Hypertension is a medical condition characterized by chronic elevation of arterial blood pressure. Management of this chronic disease is essential to reduce cardiovascular risk factors and prevent other end-organ damage leading to stroke, retinopathies, chronic renal disease amon...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/29045
Aims: The purpose of this study was to measure antioxidant enzyme (polyphenol oxidase, peroxidase, catalase and superoxide dismutase) activities of crude extract of Rumex obtusifolius L. in order to gain insight about this plant’s antioxidant potential. Study Design: The study wa...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/29809
Aims: The present study was performed to evaluate the effect of recurrent insulin induced hypoglycemia (RIIH) on renal prostaglandin I2 (PGI2) and thromboxane A2 (TXA2) production during hypoglycemia-induced hypertension. Study Design: In the current study, renal microdialysis wa...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/29661
Mainasara Abdullah Sulaiman, Dahiru Shafi’u Gumel, Umar Zayyanu Usman, Anaja Peter Ocheni, Yakubu Abdulmumini, Rosemary Nwaelugo Adanze & Yeldu Mohammed Haruna·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2016
Leptin is a peptide hormone produced mainly by white adipose cells. It helps to regulate appetite, fat stores and predispose individual to type 2 diabetes mellitus and its complications. We aim to establish the variations in serum levels of Leptin in subject with type 2 diabetic...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/29570
Mahan Makado Romuald, Konan N’Guessan Ysidor, Sidibe Daouda, Coulibaly Adama & Biego Godi Henri Marius·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2016
This study aimed to evaluate mineral composition in the flour processed from new shoot tubers of Palmyra (B. aethiopum), and the powders of Moringa (M. oleifera) leaflets and Cowpea (V. unguiculata) beans for improving their valorization. Palmyra tubers and Cowpea beans were boug...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/28729
A cross – sectional study was conducted to investigate the relationship between ABO blood groups and malaria parasitaemia in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. Thick and thin films made from venous blood samples collected from 1000 consenting outpatient study subjects, were st...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/29928
Nutrient enrichment of aquatic ecosystem can lead to increase in algae and aquatic plants and the loss of component species and ecosystem function. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of temperature and pH to nutrient uptake from nutrient media by immobilize...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/29116
This study was carried out in the dry season between the months of November 2013 and February 2014. The goal was to contribute to the conservation of mammals through the establishment of base line information on mammal population in Mbi Crater Game Reserve (MCGR). The recce- tran...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/28427