Medicine

EVALUATION OF BIOMARKERS OF CALCIUM REGULATION AND OXIDATIVE STRESS AMONG PREGNANT AND LACTATING WOMEN IN ZARIA, NIGERIA

ABSTRACTPregnancy and lactation are normal but stressful physiological phenomena during which many biochemical changes occur, including calcium and phosphate metabolism, which may lead to calcium deficiency in pregnant women. Also the oxidative stress (ODS) associated with pregnancy and lactation...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 96 pages | 🧠 11352 words | 📚 5 chapters

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THE EFFECTS OF AQUEOUS AND ETHANOLIC LEAF EXTRACTS OF Nicotiana tabacum ON THE CEREBELLAR AND CEREBRAL CORTICES AND HIPPOCAMPUS OF ADULT WISTAR RATS

ABSTRACTNicotiana tabacum is the scientific name of the tobacco plant grown in several countries of the world. It has been used in variables ways such as smoking, snuffing, even chewing. The present study was to investigate the possible effects of aqueous and ethanolic leaf extracts of Nicotiana ...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 99 pages | 🧠 10733 words | 📚 5 chapters

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HISTO-MORPHOLOGICAL, BIOCHEMICAL AND NEUROBEHAVIOURAL EVALUATION OF THE FRONTAL LOBE FOLLOWING CHRONIC ALCOHOL ADMINISTRATION IN WISTAR RATS

ABSTRACT Light to moderate alcohol consumption is associated with improved cardiovascular and brain health. As such, some guidelines for health and wellness advocate drinking one or two alcoholic beverages each day. Conversely, it is widelyaccepted that large amounts of alcohol are detrimental to...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 84 pages | 🧠 11714 words | 📚 5 chapters

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PERCEPTION AND HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIOUR FOR OBSTETRIC COMPLICATIONS AMONG WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE

A CASE STUDY OF ZARIA METROPOLIS, KADUNA STATE

ABSTRACTThe study was a descriptive cross-sectional study involving 400 respondents. Interviewer administered structured questionnaire consisting of four sections was the instrument used to collect data which was analyzed using SPSS version 22 and presented using descriptive and inferential stati...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 80 pages | 🧠 7095 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EFFECTS OF CLOVE (SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM) AND FERMENTED GINGER (ZINGIBER OFFICINALE) SUPPLEMENTATIONS ON SOME PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN HIGH FAT DIET-INDUCED TYPE 2 DIABETES IN RABBITS

ABSTRACTThe evaluation of makers for characterized underlined pathologies in diabetes mellitus isuseful in prevention, monitoring and management of the disease. This studyaimed to investigate the effects of clove buds and fermented ginger rhizome supplements onblood glucose, insulin, insulin rece...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 85 pages | 🧠 12024 words | 📚 5 chapters

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PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF VITAMIN E ON ENDOSULFAN-INDUCED OXIDATIVE CHANGES AND ASSOCIATED NEUROBEHAVIOURAL DEFICIT IN MALE WISTAR RATS

ABSTRACTEndosulfan is an organochlorine pesticide commonly used to control pests in vegetables, cotton, fruits and other agricultural produce. It is a contact and stomach insecticide toxic to mammals, fish and other aquatic organisms. Several reports have shown that it is a highly neurotoxic agen...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 89 pages | 🧠 10596 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EFFECTS OF BODY ADIPOSITY INDICES, DIGIT RATIO AND LEVEL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON METABOLIC SYNDROME AND SERUM BIOMARKERS AMONG THE HAUSAS OF KANO STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACTVarious anthropometric markers of adiposity such as body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), neck circumference (NC), hip circumference (HC), waist-hip ratio (WHR), waist-height ratio (WHtR) and body adiposity index (BAI) have shown varying degree of correlation with the component...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 96 pages | 🧠 7809 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EFFECT OF ETHANOL EXTRACT OF Vernonia amygdalina LEAF IN CEREBRAL AND CEREBELLAR CORTICES OF YOUNG MICE INOCULATED WITH Plasmodium berghei

ABSTRACTMalaria is the world's most important parasitic disease especially when Plasmodium falciparum is the cause of most of the mortality and morbidity. Malaria has been challenging human health and losing the lives of many people since long period of time. Malaria has been one of the most exte...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 83 pages | 🧠 9707 words | 📚 5 chapters

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A STUDY OF CHRONIC TOBACCO SHISHA SMOKE EXPOSURE ON SOME REPRODUCTIVE PARAMETERS AND SPERM DNA INTEGRITY IN ADULT MALE WISTAR RATS

ABSTRACTCurrently there are no putative empirical data on the effect of Shishasmoking on sperm DNA integrity and some of the available data on the adverse effects of Shishasmoking on conventional semen characteristics: sperm count, sperm motility, sperm viability and sperm morphology are contradi...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 82 pages | 🧠 7037 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EVALUATION OF SECOND AND FOURTH DIGIT RATIO, ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS AND AGGRESSION AMONG STARTISANS AND NON-ARTISANS

A CASE STUDY OF ZARIA, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACTA growing body of literature, has associated exposure to prenatal testosterone, to the length second to fourth digit ratios (2D:4D) and this have been linked to several biological traits e.g. fertility, birth weight, cognitive abilities and psychopathology etc. This study was aimed at eva...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 98 pages | 🧠 12611 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EFFECTS OF AQUEOUS EXTRACT OF MomordicabalsaminaL ON MILK YIELD, LACTOGENIC HORMONES AND BIOMARKERS OF OXIDATIVE STRESS IN LACTATING WISTAR RATS

ABSTRACTMomordicabalsamina L. (MBL) istaken by mothers to boost the production of milk.There is dearth of scientific literature on its lactogenic effects.This study was designed to evaluate theeffect of aqueous extract of MBL on milk yield, lactogenic hormonesand biomarkers of oxidative stress in...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 84 pages | 🧠 10918 words | 📚 5 chapters

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COMPARATIVE MORPHOLOGIC AND HISTOLOGICAL STUDIES ON GUINEA PIG AND WISTAR RATS LIVER

ABSTRACTComparative anatomy is the study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of different organisms. It is closely related to evolutionary biology and phylogeny. This research work is aimed at making comparisms between two animals constantly in use in research primarily as models for v...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 88 pages | 🧠 11569 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ASSESSMENT OF ADHERENCE TO TREATMENT REGIMEN ON HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG HAEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS IN SELECTED HOSPITALS

A CASE STUDY OF KANO METROPOLIS

ABSTRACTPatients' with end-stage renal disease need to adhere to treatment regimen in four aspects; dialysis, medication, fluid and dietary restrictions. Adherence is thought to improve health related quality of life of these patients. Adherence level to treatment regimen varies and so also is th...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 96 pages | 🧠 6104 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ASSESSMENT OF COPING STRATEGIES AMONG PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS IN BAUCHI STATE NIGERIA

ABSTRACTHuman Immunodeficiency Virus infection and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) are characterized by a multitude of symptoms which still persist even with the advent of HAART and the goal of human existence is to be happy, free from pain and live a qualitative life. Hence, human...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 100 pages | 🧠 9135 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ASSESSMENT OF ECLAMPSIA MANAGEMENT AMONG NURSES AND MIDWIVES IN SECONDARY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES

A CASE STUDY OF BAUCHI STATE

ABSTRACTPre-eclampsia and eclampsia is one of the problems affecting women during pregnancy, labour and pueperium and is among the leading factors that causes maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity in Bauchi state. The study aimed at assessment of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia management am...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 98 pages | 🧠 11518 words | 📚 5 chapters

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