Journal of
Cell and Animal Biology

  • Abbreviation: J. Cell Anim. Biol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0867
  • DOI: 10.5897/JCAB
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 261

Table of Content: 30 October, 2011; 5(12)

October 2011

Structure and population dynamics of myxobolus infections in wild and cultured Oreochromis niloticus Linnaeus, 1758 in the Noun division (West-Cameroon)

Myxosporidian parasites of Oreochromis niloticus Linnaeus, 1758 from the Noun River at Kouoptamo and the Foumban fish ponds in west Cameroon, were investigated from May 2008 to June 2009. Out of 537 Tilapia (267 cultivated and 270 wild) examined, 64.8% (n=173) specimens from the fish farming and 61.1% (n=165) from the Noun River harbored Myxosporean parasites. A total of ten parasite species were...

Author(s): Elysée NCHOUTPOUEN, Guy Benoît LEKEUFACK FOLEFACK and Abraham FOMENA

October 2011

The effect of Lactobacillus brevis isolated from Iranian traditional cheese on cutaneous wound healing in rats

  Today, there is a great interest in healing cutaneous wounds. Probiotics are defined as different microorganisms that may have positive effects on preventing or treating special pathologic conditions. It is also possible to use probiotics in wound healing processes. Since much research has not been done on probiotics, this study is designed to investigate the effects...

Author(s): Zahedi, F., Heydari Nasrabadi, M., Tajabadi Ebrahimi, M., Shabani, M. and Aboutalebi, H.

October 2011

Effects of dietary alpha tocopherol acetate and soybean oil on growth performance and meat oxidative stability of broiler chicks

This study was conducted to determine the effects of different levels of dietary soybean oil and alpha tocopherol acetate on growth performance and meat lipid peroxidation and acidity after slaughter in broilers. 405 one day old Ross-308 were used in this experiment. The study was done in a completely randomized design with 3×3 factorial arrangement include 3 levels of soybean oil (0, 1.5 and 3%) and 3...

Author(s): Vahid Rezaeipour, Mandana Mosaei and Mehrdad Irani

October 2011

The effects of morphine on the serum level of insulin in adult male Wistar rats

Morphine is an alkaloid with C17H19NO3 chemical formula that extract from poppy plant and its scientific name is Papaver somniferum, it has psychological, analgesia and antidiarrhea effects. Also, millions of humans suffer from diabetes due to either insulin deficiency or insulin resistance. The present study reports the effects of morphine on the serum levels of insulin in adult male Wistar rats. In this...

Author(s): Ebrahim Hosseini