Imiuwa, Maurice Eghosa
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The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology
BackgroundGonochorist teleosts are teleosts in which individuals develop either as males or as females, and are sexually stable thereafter throughout ontogeny. However, there is a labile period, defined as the time period prior to hatching through juvenile stage before sexual maturation (adulthood), during which gonadal sex differentiation can be i...
Mane, Narayan R. Gajare, Kavita A. Deshmukh, Ashish A.
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The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology
BackgroundHormesis is an adaptive response of a biological system to low dose of stressors. It exerts beneficial effects to enable the cells and organisms to sustain the unfavourable conditions. Mild heat stress is one of the widely studied hormetic agents having antiageing and lifespan prolonging effects. In order to study the effect of mild heat ...
Vijaya, P. Kaur, Harsimran Garg, Nancy Sharma, Suman
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The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology
BackgroundHeavy metals are natural components of the earth’s crust and are considered as constant environmental pollutants since they cannot be degraded or destroyed easily. Cadmium (Cd) is present primarily in the ores of zinc, copper, or lead; the extraction and processing of which releases large quantities of cadmium into the atmosphere, hydrosp...
Taha, Ameer M. AL-Duleemy, Abdulaziz S.
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The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology
BackgroundThe present study is designed to identify the morphological description of the digestive tract in two species of different birds; these birds were Taeniopygia guttata (zebra finch) which is granivorous and Sturnus vulgaris (Starling) which is omnivorous.ResultsThe results showed that the digestive canal of both birds was similar in the es...
Badr, Abeer M. Sharkawy, Howida Farid, Alyaa A. El-Deeb, Somaya
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The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology
ObjectivesThis study aimed to assess the immunomodulatory effect of curcumin on innate and adaptive immune responses, as well as its inhibitory power on hyperglycemia in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic CD1 mice.Material and methodsMice were divided into six groups as follows: normal control mice (I), mice were intraperitoneally (i.p.) injecte...
Thabit, Hasnaa Khalifa, Refaat
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The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology
BackgroundMesocoeliidae is a common parasite of the small intestine of amphibians and reptiles. From Egypt, only Mesocoelium monas (Rudolphi C., Berolini 811 (1819)) (Freitas JF, Revista Brasiliera de Biologia 18:171-174, (1958)) was reported and described by (Saad AI et. al., J Egypt Ger Soc Zool 33: 219-234, (2000)) from the small intestine of th...
Schiffmann, Christian Unterhitzenberger, Gabriele Ortmann, Sylvia
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The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology
Mammalian species express a broad variety in the shape of their extrahepatic biliary tract. While a gall bladder is present in many species, others are lacking this organ. Evolutionary driving forces for these differences have not been determined yet, and organ-specific pathologies might present potentially influencing factors. We reviewed the lite...
Abdullahi, G. Obeng-Ofori, D. Afreh-Nuamah, K. Billah, M. K.
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The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology
BackgroundThe high yield loss reported from the infestations of fruits by Bactrocera invadens Drew, Tsuruta and White in West Africa can impact negatively on the growth of horticulture in the region. Similarly, the shortage of insecticides specifically registered for the control of this pest in Ghana makes decision by farmers on which insecticide t...
Phuge, Samadhan
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The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology
BackgroundEndocrine disruptors are one of the major threats to aquatic animals affecting their development and physiology. Amphibians are very sensitive to aquatic contaminants as their skin is semi-permeable. Several contaminants easily enter into their body, act as endocrine disruptors, and interfere in sexual development and metamorphosis. Endoc...
Oladipo-nee Ajayi, Olufunmilayo Eunice Oyeniyi, Emmanuel Ayobami Elijah, Odunayo Aimakhede
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The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology
BackgroundThe increased interest in the harmful effects of most chemical pesticides on the ecosystem has continually served as an impetus to search for safer and eco-friendly pesticides from plant origin. In this study, the termiticidal potentials of extract mixtures of Azadirachta indica (A. Juss.), Nicotiana tabacum (L.), and Jatropha curcas (L.)...
