1. EFFECTS OF ACUTE EXPOSURE TO GENERATOR EXHAUST FUMES ON LEARNING, MEMORY AND MOTOR COORDINATION IN ALBINO MICE
ABSTRACT
The study involved assessment of the effects produced by exposure of mice to generator exhaust fumes on the learning, memory and motor coordination. Carbon monoxide (CO) which is produced from combustion of any carbonaceous substance is among the toxic contents and was studied...
2. PHYTOCHEMICAL AND ANTIVENOM STUDIES ON THE STEM BARK OF ALBIZIA CHEVALIERI HAMS (MIMOSACEAE) ON NAJA NIGRICOLLIS BROADLEY ENVENOMATED MICE
ABSTRACT
Albizia chevalieri Hams (Mimosaceae), mostly found in the Northern Sahel Savannah region of Nigeria as well as in Nigér and Senegal is a tree of the acacia type with a long list of folklore therapeutic claims which include its use as purgative, taenicidal, cough remedy,...
3. PHYTOCHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL STUDIES ON THE SEEDS OF JATROPHA CURCAS LINN. (EUPHORBIACEAE)
ABSTRACT
Jatropha curcas Linn. (Euphorbiaceae) is a shrub that grows up to 5m in height. It thrives well in tropical countries. It grows in the wild as an uncultivated, non-food plant. It is traditionally used as a living fence to protect gardens from animals. An ethnobotanical survey o...
4. THE EFFECT OF QUININE-ARTESUNATE CO-ADMINISTRATION ON SOME BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS IN PLASMODIUM BERGHEI PARASITIZED SWISS ALBINO MICE AND RATS
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Malaria has been the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in most Sub-saharan Africa and Southeastern Asia. Combination therapy has been recommended for treatment of malaria and this could lead to drug-drug interaction. This work titled “The effect of Quinine-Artesuna...
5. ANTI-PLASMODIAL EFFECTS OF POLYALTHIA LONGIFOLIA (VAR.) LEAF EXTRACTS AGAINST PLASMODIUM BERGHEI IN MICE
ABSTRACT Malaria is one of the most debilitating tropical parasitic diseases and the greatest cause of hospitalization and death. Recurring problems of drug resistance are reinforcing the need for finding new antimalarial drugs. In this respect, natural plant products are the main sources of biol...
6. STUDIES OF LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES (BACTERIUM) IN SOME SELECTED LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS OF PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Studies were carried out on the distribution, characterization, pathogenicity and antibiotic susceptibility of Listeria monocytogenes in Six Local Government Areas of Plateau State, Nigeria. A total of One hundred and fifty (150) experimental samples were taken from each test L...
7. ANALGESIC, ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND ANTI-CONVULSANT ACTIVITIES OF STEM BARKEXTRACT OF Erythrophleumivorense(A Chev) IN RATS AND MICE
ABSTRACT
Erythrophleumivorense isused in traditional medicine for the treatment of convulsion, swellings, body pain and as emetic agents. There is a dearth of scientific information in support of the traditional claims. This study was therefore designed to investigate the analgesic, ant...
8. ANTIDIABETIC PROPERTIES OF MUCUNA PRURIENS L. (D.C.) SEED EXTRACT AND ITS TABLET FORMULATIONS
ABSTRACT
Diabetes mellitus and its complications continue to be one of the highest causes of morbidity and mortality in recent times. Although many drugs are commercially available for use in the management of diabetes, their side effects and high costs underscore the need for new drugs...
9. MODULATORY EFFECT OF METFORMIN AND ARTEMETHER-LUMEFANTRINE ON BLOOD COAGULATION IN DIABETIC MICE CO-INFECTED WITH MALARIA
ABSTRACT
Blood coagulation is a process describing conversion of soluble materials within the blood into an insoluble gel that plugs injury/break site within blood vessels; this process requires regulation. Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia, defect...
