Medicine

COMPARATIVE NEUROANATOMICAL STUDIES ON STRUCTURES OF FEAR RESPONSE IN LOCAL BREEDS OF SHEEP, GOAT, AND DOG

ABSTRACT This study was designed to compare some fear response structures in three (3) domesticated animals: Sheep (Ovis sp), Goat (Capra sp), and Dog (Canis sp.) and relate it to the different responses of these animals to threats and dangers. Seven (7) dogs, seven (7) goats, and seven (7) sheep...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 100 pages | 🧠 11467 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EFFECTS OF Senna siamea ON THE HISTOLOGY AND HISTOCHEMISTRY OF THE COLON IN OPOIOD-INDUCED CONSTIPATION IN WISTAR RATS

ABSTRACTSenna siamea is a medicinal plant native to Asia. It is widely distributed in different parts of Nigeria, where it is employed in traditional ethno-medicinal and ethno-veterinary practices for a variety of ailments. In this study, the effect of S. siamea on smooth muscle contractility of ...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 85 pages | 🧠 8882 words | 📚 5 chapters

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MODULATORY EFFECT OF PIRACETAM IN ISCHAEMIC BRAIN INJURY ON THE CEREBRUM, CEREBELLUM AND HIPPOCAMPUS OF WISTAR RAT

ABSTRACTIschaemic brain injuries, that results from stroke, are common and often lead to permanent residual disabilities. This work investigates the role Piracetam, a nootrophic drug, played in modulation of induced brain injury to key areas of the brain; cerebrum, cerebellum and hippocampus of a...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 85 pages | 🧠 8565 words | 📚 5 chapters

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PATTERN OF FIRST-LINE ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS DRUG RESISTANCE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN PATIENTS ATTENDING NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS AND LEPROSY TRAINING CENTRE AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL ZARIA

ABSTRACTTuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Despite the availability of Short-course regimens of first-line drugs that can cure around 90% of cases, TB remains a major global health problem causing ill-health among millions of people each ...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 96 pages | 🧠 9936 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EFFECT OF ETHANOL ON CEREBRAL AND CEREBELLAR CORTICES, NEUROBEHAVIOUR AND TRACE ELEMENTS OF NEONATAL WISTAR RATS AFTER INTRAUTERINE EXPOSURE

ABSTRACTAlcohol is the most widely used and abused psychoactive drug globally. Ethanol is the main ingredient in the three classes of alcoholic beverages. Children of alcoholic pregnant women are prone to wide spectrum of disorder referred to as Foetal Alcoholic Spectrum Disorder (FASD). The pres...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 87 pages | 🧠 8605 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND UTILIZATION OF INTERMITTENT PREVENTIVE TREATMENT FOR MALARIA AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC IN JIGAWA STATE

ABSTRACTMalaria remains the most devastating human parasitic infection in the world today. In Nigeria, malaria during pregnancy is responsible for 11% of maternal mortality. There is low coverage and utilization of IPT services in Nigeria. This study was undertaken to investigate the knowledge an...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 92 pages | 🧠 6373 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EFFECT OF VITAMINS C AND E ON MEMORY IN ADULT MICE

ABSTRACTVitamins C and E are naturally present in some foods and are available as dietary supplements. While vitamin C is also known as L-ascorbic acid, vitamin E is a generic name for tocopherols and tocotrienols each with α, β, γ and δ subunits. Neurobehavioural models have been used to study b...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 93 pages | 🧠 6810 words | 📚 5 chapters

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DETERMINANTS OF ROUTINE IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE AMONG 12-23 MONTHS OLD CHILDREN OF NOMADIC POPULATION IN AKWANGA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACTRoutine Immunization coverage is generally low in several parts of Nigeria especially the northern region. It is even lower among people who live in hard to reach areas including nomads. Although the exact figures of RI coverage amongst the nomads are not available. There are many cultura...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 82 pages | 🧠 6745 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EFFECT OF VITAMIN C ON SOME HAEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS AND BIOMARKERS OF OXIDATIVE STRESS IN ALBINO WISTAR RATS EXPOSED TO SHORT-TERM LEAD ACETATE

ABSTRACTThe effects of vitamin C on some heamatological parameters and biomarkers of oxidative stress in albino wistar rats exposed to lead acetate over a short term (3 weeks) was investigated. Studies have revealed that lead has a wide range of health effects that can result from exposure, and t...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 98 pages | 🧠 9752 words | 📚 5 chapters

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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEPTIN AND ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS IN TYPE 2 DIABETIC PATIENTS

A CASE STUDY OF KANO, NIGERIA

ABSTRACTObesity, a state of hyperleptinemia and leptin resistance, may play a role in the aeitiopathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Leptin hormone which was originally recognized for its role as a satiety factor has now been implicated in a wide variety of multisystem biological functions, ...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 82 pages | 🧠 9682 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EFFECTS OF PHOENIX DACTYLIFERAON SOME REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS AND HORMONAL PROFILES OF MALE WISTAR RATS

ABSTRACTPhoenix dactylifera (Date palm) belongs to the family Arecaceae and its leaves, barks, pits, fruits and pollens have anticancer, antioxidant, hepatoprotective, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral activities. It is rich in antioxidants, vitamins, steroi...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 89 pages | 🧠 12545 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EFFECT OF AQUEOUS EXTRACT OF Lawsonia inermis LEAVES ON THE LIVER FOLLOWING ACUTE ETHANOL-INDUCED HEPATIC DAMAGE IN WISTAR RATS

ABSTRACTLawsonia inermis commonly known as henna has been used traditionally, especially in ayurvedic medicine, for various conditions including liver ailments, and reported to have hepatoprotective properties. This study aims to study the effect of aqueous extract of L. inermis leaves in acute e...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 100 pages | 🧠 9366 words | 📚 5 chapters

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FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH COVERAGE AND ACCEPTABILITY OF INDOOR RESIDUAL SPRAYING (IRS) FOR MALARIA PREVENTION

A CASE STUDY OF NASSARAWA EGGON LGA OF NASSARAWA STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACTMalaria is endemic in Nigeria with 97% of the population at risk. It accounts for 60% of outpatient visits and 30% of hospitalizations among children under five years of age in Nigeria. Indoor residual spraying (IRS) is one of the major strategies recommended by the World Health Organizat...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 99 pages | 🧠 11804 words | 📚 5 chapters

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FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ASYMPTOMATIC MALARIA PARASITAEMIA AMONG WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC IN GENERAL HOSPITAL NASSARAWA-EGGON

A CASE STUDY OF NASARAWA STATE, NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA

ABSTRACTAsymptomatic malaria parasitaemia in pregnancy is a major public health challenge responsible for significant morbidity and mortality in endemic areas. In areas with stable malaria transmission like Nigeria, the vast majority of infections with Plasmodium falciparum in pregnancy remain as...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 96 pages | 🧠 7585 words | 📚 5 chapters

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KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTION, PRACTICES AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION ON IMMUNIZATION AMONG MOTHERS/CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN AGED 12-23 MONTHS

A CASE STUDY OF KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACTImmunization is one of the safest and most effective interventions to prevent disease and early child death. Although, about three quarters of the world's child population is reached with the required vaccines, only half of the children in Sub-Saharan Africa get access to basic immunizati...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 84 pages | 🧠 11211 words | 📚 5 chapters

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