January 2015
Exploration of the neurotoxicity of ciprofloxcin or gatifloxacin single dose in rat cortex and hippocampus
The study aimed to evaluate the neurotoxicity of ciprofloxacin (Cip) or gatifloxacin (Gati) single oral dose in male albino rats weighing (100 ± 20 g) grouped as control-administered water, ciprofloxacin (80 mg/kg) and gatifloxacin (32 mg/kg) each of 12 rats. The frontal cortex of both groups revealed decrease in glutamate, GABA, taurine, histidine and serotonin levels and elevation of aspartate, glycin and...
January 2015
Drug use pattern in out-patient children: A comparison between primary and secondary health care facilities in Northern Nigeria
Children are more vulnerable to adverse events related to use of drugs. It is therefore important to study drug use in children in order to optimize pharmacotherapy. The aim of this study was to compare drug utilization in paediatric outpatient departments of primary and secondary health care facilities. The patient and drug information of 600 patients was analyzed for World Health Organization (WHO) recommended...
January 2015
Performance, parasitic infections, hematology and hepatic histology of Colossoma macropomum (tambaqui) fed on homeopathic product
Homeopathic products may act in an organism by stimulating the immune system, allowing the restoration of balance and encouraging organic response under stress. This study investigated the performance, blood, morphological and parasitological parameters in Colossoma macropomum (tambaqui) fed diets containing different concentrations of Homeopatila 100®. Juvenile tambaqui underwent four treatments with three...
January 2015
In vitro evaluation of the antibacterial activities of the methanol, aqueous and n-hexane extracts of Ocimum lamiifolium from Ethiopia
Ocimum lamiifolium (local name Dama Kesse, Amharic) is a medicinal plant in Ethiopia. Its leaves are squeezed and sniffed to treat coughs and colds. They are also used to treat eye infections and to stop nose bleedings. In the present study, leaves of O. lamiifolium were collected from their growing habitats. Dried leaf powders were extracted using methanol, distilled water and n-hexane. 25, 50, and 100 mg/ml...
January 2015
Chemical composition of essential oils from the stem barks of Croton conduplicatus (Euphorbiaceae) native to the Caatinga biome
Croton conduplicatus is a species popularly known in the Brazilian Caatinga (semi-arid vegetation) as “quebra faca”. Essential oils from the stem barks of C. conduplicatus were obtained by hydrodistillation after 2, 3 and 4 h of extraction with a very high percentage (95.93, 96.69 and 98.45%, respectively) of identified total components present in crude essential oils. Analyses were made by gas...
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