Volume 13, Number 2, Year 2022

This study assessed the ameliorative role of Carica papaya leaf crude extract (CPLCE) in lipopolysaccharide (LPS) model of neurotoxicity in mice. Thirty-two adult male mice (25 - 30g) were randomly assigned to three groups (A & C; n=8, B; n= 16 i.e. B1 and B2). B1 was treated with LPS once/daily ...

Sexual dysfunction is a common side effect of fluoxetine and this is responsible for most treatment discontinuation. Certain dietary supplements may attenuate the deleterious effects of medications. Cyperus esculentus seeds have numerous phytochemical constituents which are rich in antioxidant ef...

This study investigated the effects of caffeine, a constituent of widely consumed energy drinks and beverages, on the sperm characteristics and level of reproductive hormones in developing male rats. Forty pre-pubertal Wistar rats (25 – 28 days old), weighing between 50 – 60 g were assigned into ...

Palatoscopy is the study of palatal rugae patterns in order to utilize its uniqueness to establish the identities of individuals. Face shape refers to the geometric form of an individual’s face. The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between palatal rugae patterns and face shapes ...

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a chronic debilitating microvascular complication of diabetes, and often leads to end-stage renal disease, a common cause of morbidity and mortality with high burden worldwide. Both oxidative stress and chronic inflammation had been implicated in the pathogenesis of D...

The physical appearance of the difference in the index and ring finger has been associated with hormonal levels and sex. This study, therefore, evaluates the sex difference and heritability of the relative difference in the 2nd and 4th digits among families living in Port Harcourt. This research ...

The study of cephalofacial parameters has been used in various human populations to test heterogeneity in head and face forms for sexual dimorphisms and ethnic variations. These features are used by plastic surgeons, forensic researchers and anthropologists to estimate the sex, shapes and other f...

Hirsutism is excessive terminal hair growth in women which follows a male pattern distribution. Adipose tissue contributes up to 50% of the circulating testosterone in premenopausal women due to excessive production of androgen in the fat tissue. This study is aimed at evaluating the relationship...

People are becoming more and more dependent on herbal products rather than the chemical drugs due to their residual effects on the long run. The individual parts of plant that forms herbs like the seed, seed oil, leaves and the roots showed their importance in pharmacology. Ricinus Communis Linn ...

The Double-spurred Francolin (Francolinus bicalcaratus) is a feral bird and remains undomesticated with very little known about its reproductive capability, hence, this study was carried out to know about the structural integrity of its testis. Birds (n=5), were obtained during the dry and rainy ...

Comparative neurobiology provides empirical evidence to neuroscientists for the classification of biological species based on diversities or similarities of their neuroanatomical characteristics. Rodents are imperative neuroscience research tool, beneficial in elucidating brain pathologies and po...

Body mass index (BMI) is a handy tool for categorizing individuals as underweight, normal weight, overweight, or obese based on tissue mass and height. Body circumferences are of great importance in determining body weight and tissue composition due to the limitation of BMI, especially when used ...

Andrographis paniculata is a traditional plant, although little is known regarding its effectiveness against mercury chloride-induced liver and kidney damage. The hepatorenal protective properties of the A. paniculata extract was assessed in mercury chloride-induced (0.5 mg/kg) hepatorenal toxici...

Camelus dromedarius (Dromedary or one-humped camel) belonging to the genus Camelus, is recently receiving great research attention due to the increasing importance of this species as model for scientist in various discipline of biological science including reproduction. This study was aimed to ev...

The kidneys serve as the initial storage for lead, and as such are exposed to the deleterious effect of lead. Chelators utilized in lead induced toxicity are costly and have been related with adverse side effects. Therefore, the present study evaluated the effect of fish oil rich in omega-3 fatty...

Alcohol has been implicated in the aetiology of male infertility. Ogogoro, a locally brewed alcohol, is processed by distilling fermented sap of Raphia palms (Raphia hookeri) or coconut palm (cocus nucifera). The aim of this study was to evaluate Ogogoro induced testicular toxicity in adult male ...

A common route of exposure to gasoline is the olfactory epithelium. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of gasoline vapor on the histology of the olfactory epithelium and on some biomarkers of oxidative stress. The experiment lasted for 21 days with 35 rats designated into 7 group...

This experiment was designed to study the effects of caffeine on the histomorphology of the testes of prepubertal male Wistar rats. Prepubertal Wistar rats (50 – 60 g) were randomly divided into three treatment groups (B, C and D) and control (A) of ten rats each. Group A rats received distilled ...

Malnutrition is described to be the evidence of bad nutritional status, which in turn dictates the health of the individual as well as that of a community. Food provides the energy and nutrients that infants need to be healthy. Anthropometric variables have been used to assess nutritional status ...

With the high rate of infertility within our society, most men have resolve into using herbs as first treatment. Alchornea cordifolia is one of the plants used as performance enhancers in livestock and poultry industry therefore, this research proposes to find out the effect of this extract on th...

Changes in modern life style have been implicated to cause retinal damage due to prolonged artificial light exposure. The study investigated the effects of the methanolic extract of Adansonia digitata on the histomorphology of the retina in Light Emitting Diode (LED) light induced retinal damage ...

Blighia sapida is an herbal plant cultivated in West Africa that has been observed to have multipurpose properties. To investigate the androgenic effects of Blighia sapida (Ackee bark) extracts in male Sprague-Dawley rats. Twenty-four rats weighing 135±15g were used for this study. They were rand...

Bisphenol A (BFA), which is one of the most widely used industrial chemicals in the production of plastic has been implicated with male infertility and achieved this through increased in reactive oxygen species and oxidative stress. Melatonin and phoenix dactylifera (date palm) have been shown to...

Prenatal exposure to Testosterone and Oestrogen predicts human finger length and the ratio of 2D:4D reflects sexual differentiation at an early age. Women with high 2D:4D ratio were found to have high reproductive success and this prompted us to find out if any, the relationship between digit rat...

Dromedary or one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius) belongs to the genus Camelus, and camel research is on the increase due to its importance as model for scientist in various discipline of biological science including reproduction. Here we examined the histological developmental horizons of the ...

Infertility is a disease of the reproductive system defined by the lack of ability of a noncontraceptive couple to conceive after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse. Bisphenol A(BFA) which is one of the most widely used industrial chemical in the production of plastic mat...

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-COV-2) otherwise called coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic affecting millions of people. The placental barrier separates the fetal circulation from maternal blood in the placenta during pregnancy in humans, which plays an essential rol...