Background: Pregnancy is associated with changes in woman’s renal function, carbohydrate and protein metabolism and particularly hormonal pattern. The objective of this study was to determine the values of packed cell volume and some biochemical parameters during pregnancy in Nor...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2016/24544
Background: Prethrombin 1 is one of prothrombin derivatives which appears in the presence of thrombin in vitro. However, existence of prethrombin 1 in vivo remained questionable. The aim of present work was to detect of prethrombin 1 in vivo at abdominal aortic aneurysm, hip repl...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2016/24683
Aims and Objectives: High performance liquid chromatography which is basically an Ion Exchange Chromatography, is the most popular as well as expensive method for glycated hemoglobin estimation but biased results have been observed in hemoglobinopathies. Sometimes results cannot...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2016/24410
Aim of the Study: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogeneous clonal stem cell malignancy characterized by proliferation of immature hematopoietic cells. Adipokines in particular leptin and adiponectin are highly active molecules that attracted considerable interest due to th...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2016/23857
N. N. Njoku-Oji, C. V. Nwike, U. Dimkpa, N. O. Ifegwu, L. C. Anike, S. O. Maduka, O. A. Sobanke & R. C. Uchefuna·International Blood Research & Reviews·2016
Objective: This work was carried out to investigate the effects of oral administration of aqueous leaf extract of Ficus capensis on some hematological parameters in albino rats. Methodology: Twenty-eight normal male rats weighing between 180-240 g were used for this study. They w...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2016/23083
Pandanus tectorius of the family Pandanaceae is a medicinal plant that grows in Nigeria. The Pandanus tectorius extract was tested for; its acute toxicity using mice and, its antioxidant activities (using DPPH spectrometic assay, anti-lipid peroxidation activity and Nitric oxide...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2016/22231
The aqueous extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa leaves is popularly consumed in the form of “Zobo” drink in Nigeria and it is assumed to have haematological benefits. The present study was conducted to evaluate the effects of aqueous extract of H. sabdariffa leaves on possible changes...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2016/23170
Introduction: Progesterone and Estrogen are the chief pregnancy hormones. Their levels increase during pregnancy to aid successful maintenance of pregnancy, which depends on maternal tolerance of the fetal semi allograft. Aim: To determine levels of progesterone and 17β-estradiol...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2016/22508
The blood collected from a new born baby umbilical cord is known as Cord blood. It is a rich source of hemotopoietic stem cells, used in the treatment of over 80 diseases like various cancers and blood, immune and metabolic disorders. Cord blood is collected from umbilical cord v...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2015/22377
Background / Aims: Efforts are put into making blood safe for the recipient and non-injurious to the donor, and to avoid wastage of blood but blood is oftentimes wasted. This pilot study assessed the rate and reasons for blood wastage in the hospital blood bank of a developing co...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2015/22739