December 2011

Histopathology of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) juveniles exposed to aqueous and ethanolic extracts of Ipomoea aquatica leaf

  The effect of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of Ipomoea aquatica leaf on the histopathology of selected organs of the fresh water Oreochromis niloticus was investigated. The differential acute toxicity of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of I. aquatica leaf on Nile Tilapia,O. niloticus were carried out under laboratory conditions.  The LC50 after 96 h of...

Author(s): Ayoola Simeon Oluwatoyin

December 2011

Rheological changes of sea cucumber Stichipus japonicus during different heated times

  Changes in tissue structure, weight, volume and rheological properties of sea cucumber meat were studied. Sea cucumber Stichopus japonicus was heated at 70°C for 1, 2, 6, 10 and 24 h, respectively. Microscopic photograph revealed that the structure has significant changed. When heated from 1 to 24 h. The weight, volume, rupture strength, and elastic moduli of sea cucumber meat decreased...

Author(s): Xin Gao, Zhaohui Zhang, Lianfeng Liu and Qian Liu