Aim: The present study was designed to evaluate the protective effects of ethanolic extract of whole plant of Scleria lithosperma (EEWSL) against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in rats. Methodology: EEWSL was orally administrated in two different doses (250 mg/kg/day and 500...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/11369
Aim: The aim of the study was to determine trypanosome infection rates in cattle brought to Makurdi central abattoir during a devastating flooding of 2012. Study Design: Cattle of mixed sexes and breeds were randomly sampled three times a week. Place and Duration of Study: The in...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/15757
To start an accurate wheat breeding program for improving low-N tolerance, information on the type of gene action controlling the inheritance of grain yield and quality traits under contrasting N environments should be available, which is the objective of the present investigatio...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/21939
Incomplete species samplings are deemed to remain the common practice in those groups of animals, such as small or micro- invertebrates, with numerous species that often are more or less difficult to detect in the field. Thus, extrapolating the Species Accumulation Curve as far a...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/22351
Male factor abnormalities account for 30 to 50% of all infertility cases [1]. Nowadays it is clear that genetic abnormalities are a significant cause of male infertility, with about 20% of patients with sperm defects presenting gene mutations [2]. Next-generation sequencing (NGS)...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/20263
Aims: The present study aimed to describe the histological alterations observed in gills of Rhamdia quelen and Metynnis maculatus during treatment of white spot disease and to compare three quantitative indices of gill alterations originally developed by other authors for this ty...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/21944
Aim: The aim of this study was to estimate divergence ages and reconstruct ancestral areas for the clades within Combretaceae. Methods: We utilized a comprehensive dataset of 144 species of Combretaceae with a worldwide sampling to reconstruct a dated phylogeny based on a Bayesia...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/17476
The genus Lactuca L. belonging to the Asteraceae family, is widely distributed in different geographical and ecological areas. Lettuce and most of the other species of the genus Lactuca L. have been cultivated for their economic and medicinal importance. This review summarizes re...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/20647
This study investigated the effects of short-term repeated oral administration of sub-toxic dose of potassium cyanide on the haematological indices and the structure of the thyroid, liver, adrenal, and spleen of rabbits. A total of 16 rabbits, weighing 1.2±0.2 kg were randomly di...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/21828
Aim: The present study evaluates the toxic effects of Croton tiglium seeds mixed with animal diet on plasma and blood parameters in male albino rats. Methodology: Eighteen adult albino male rats, of age 6-8 weeks with an average body weight 120-160 grams, were used in this study....
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/19801