Aims: To comparatively evaluate some bioactive compounds (egg white proteins) of chicken (exotic and local), turkey, quail and guinea fowl eggs in their raw and boiled forms. It also aimed at ascertaining claims on egg being a functional food. Study Design: Experimental. Place a...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2018/43083
Traditional methods for soil remediation are often expensive and energy consuming and this has given rise to a new and ecologically safer method known as mycoremediation. A field experiment was carried out at the University of Ilorin Dam site to isolate and identify fungi present...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2018/42353
Aims: The study was carried out to investigate the acute and sub-acute toxicity of Chrysanthemum indicum on albino rats. Study Design: In-vivo acute toxicity, haematological and Biochemical effect of Chrysanthemum indicum. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Chemical S...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2018/42671
Background: Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a noncancerous enlargement of the prostate gland. The condition is associated with symptoms like frequency in urination, hesitancy, nocturia, weak urine stream and sexual dysfunction. The effect of Vernonia amygdalina extract (VA)...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2018/42910
The phytochemical composition of the root extract of Manniophyton fulvum was screened by gas chromatography coupled to flame ionization and pulse flame photometric detectors. Among the twenty flavonoids detected, only quercetin (107.44mg/100g), kaemoferol (66.19mg/100g), quercetr...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2018/42198
This study was designed to evaluate the effects of pawpaw (Carica papaya) seeds, hibiscus plant (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) leaves and sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) leaves extracts on sperm quality (sperm motility, sperm density, semen volume) and weight of testes of male Clarias g...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2018/42753
This research evaluated the insecticidal efficacy of essential oils from the leaves of Phyllanthus amarus and Stachytarpheta cayennensis on Periplaneta americana (American cockroach), Schistocerca americana (American grasshopper) and Anopheles gambiae (African malaria mosquito)....
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2018/42315
An experiment was conducted using one hundred and fourty four unsexed laying Japanese quails of about two weeks old to investigate the effect of varying levels of SMKM on the health status of quails. The results for serum biochemical composition showed that serum sodium (Na+), se...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2018/32375
Background: Pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) is a condition characterized by high blood pressure during pregnancy. It is the most common leading cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality in females. Serum high sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) is one of the...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2018/42978
Objective: To investigates the phytochemical composition and antimicrobial activities of the leaf and stem-bark extracts of D. mespiliformis against some pathogenic microorganisms. Methods: The leaf and stem-bark extracts of Diospyros mespiliformis from Ebanaceae family, which is...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2018/40959