American Journal of BioScience

Volume 2, Issue 2, March 2014

  • Animal Model of Neurodegeneration and Stress Cause by Aluminum Toxicity

    Ljiljana Martać, Jelena Podgorac, Slobodan Sekulić, Ivan Čapo

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, March 2014
    Pages: 28-31
    Received: 15 November 2013
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    Published: 20 February 2014
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajbio.20140202.11
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    Abstract: Electrocortical group neuron activity describe changes in neurotransmision cause by different factors. Such changes could by qualitative described by spectral analysis of electrocortical activity as a variation of relative spectral power in different frequency ranges. We used fractal dimension to compare treated animals with control to quantitativi... Show More
  • Survey of Lysogenic Phages in the 72 Strains of Escherichia coli Collection of Reference (ECOR) and Identification of a Phage Derived from the ECOR52 Strain

    Yuka Shibata, Chisato Ugumori, Anna Takahashi, Ayuka Sekoguchi, Sumio Maeda

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, March 2014
    Pages: 32-37
    Received: 29 January 2014
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    Published: 28 February 2014
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajbio.20140202.12
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    Abstract: Escherichia coli collection of reference (ECOR) is a standard collection of 72 wild-type E. coli strains that represent natural E. coli populations found in various environments. Although these strains are widely used in experiments investigating the physiology and behavior of wild-type E. coli, their genetic features including accessory DNA have n... Show More
  • The Effects of Physiochemical Parameters on Planktonic Species Population of Keenjhar Lake, District Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan

    Khalid H. Lashari, S. Habib Naqvi, Zameer A. Palh, Zulfiqar A. Laghari, Abdul Aziz Mastoi, Gulshan Ara Sahato, G. M. Mastoi

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, March 2014
    Pages: 38-44
    Received: 19 November 2013
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    Published: 10 March 2014
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajbio.20140202.13
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    Abstract: The significance of Keenjhar Lake is due to irrigation, wild life sanctuary and supply of drinking water to the local population at vicinity. The objective of present studies was organized to explore the primary productivity and physicochemical properties of Keenjhar Lake. In present study 210 planktonic species were identified they belongs to 11 c... Show More
  • Effect of Citrus Aurantifolia Juice on the Shelf-Life of Zobo Drink Produced Locally in Afikpo, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

    Stanley Chukwudozie Onuoha, Kayode Fatokun

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, March 2014
    Pages: 45-48
    Received: 02 January 2014
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    Published: 20 March 2014
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajbio.20140202.14
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    Abstract: The bacterial quality of Zobo drinks produced locally and the effect of Citrus aurantifolia juice (lime juice) on the bacteria associated with the drinks were investigated. Zobo drinks were obtained from local market and analyzed bacteriologically according to standard methods. The total viable count was 2.77 x 104 cfuml-1 and the total coliforms w... Show More
  • Direct Determination of ABO Blood Group Genotypes from Whole Blood Using PCR-Amplification of Specific Alleles Method

    Kensaku Aki, Kazuyoshi Kawazoe, Azusa Izumi, Tomoki Tada, Kazuo Minakuchi, Eiji Hosoi

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, March 2014
    Pages: 49-55
    Received: 14 February 2014
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    Published: 30 March 2014
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajbio.20140202.15
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    Abstract: ABO antigens are known to be oligosaccharide antigens, and are widely expressed on the membranes of red blood cells and tissue cells. Therefore, the determining ABO blood group antigens is important in both transfusion and organ transplantation, and is one of the markers used for personal identification in forensics. The ABO blood group is currentl... Show More
  • Genotyping of Erythrocyte Binding Antigen 175 KD (eba-175) Alleles of Plasmodium Falciparum-Malaria Using Nested-PCR in South-East of Iran

    Ebrahimzadeh Adel, Jamshidi Ali

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, March 2014
    Pages: 56-59
    Received: 12 March 2014
    Accepted: 08 April 2014
    Published: 10 April 2014
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajbio.20140202.16
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    Abstract: The Erythrocyte Binding Antigen-175 (EBA-175) on Plasmodium falciparum (P.falciparum) merozoites mediates sialic acid dependent binding to glycophorin a on host erythrocytes and, therefore, plays a crucial role in cell invasion. Dimorphic allele segments have been found in its encoding gene with in FCR-3 strains (F-segment) and CAMP strains (C-segm... Show More
  • Comparative of the Antihyperglycemic Activity of Sclerocarya Birrea, Khaya Senegalensis, Heliotropium Indicum and Ocimum Gratissimum to Rats Wistar

    Monteomo Gnate François, Tehoua L., Ouattara H., Yapi A.

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, March 2014
    Pages: 60-63
    Received: 20 February 2014
    Accepted: 08 April 2014
    Published: 10 April 2014
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajbio.20140202.17
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    Abstract: The barks of thunk of Sclerocarya birrea (ANARCADIACEA) and Khaya senegalensis (ANARCADIACEA) associated with the leaves of Heliotropium indicum (BORRAGINACEA) and Ocimum gratissimum (CESALPINIACEA) usually constitutes a traditional remedy use in Côte d’Ivoire for the treatment of diabetes. This remedy is use according administration a small dose t... Show More
  • Lipid-Modulating Effects of Aqueous Extract of Rubus Occidentalis in Hepatocarcinoma HepG2 Cells

    Young-Sook Moon, Ju-Hee Han, Tae-Bum Lee, Ji-Wung Kwon, Cheol-Hee Choi

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, March 2014
    Pages: 64-69
    Received: 22 January 2014
    Accepted: 08 April 2014
    Published: 10 April 2014
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajbio.20140202.18
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    Abstract: Little knowledge exists on the lipid-modulating effect of Rubus occidentalis (RO). The present study investigated the molecular mechanisms of lipid-modulating effects of aqueous extract of RO (ROW) in hepatocarcinoma HepG2 cells. ROW decreased apolipoprotein B100 (ApoB100)/apolipoprotein A-1 (ApoA-1) ratio. ROW increased the expression of LDL-recep... Show More
  • Amino Acid Composition in the Muscles of Male and Female Commercially Important Crustaceans from Egyptian and Saudi Arabia Coasts

    Hala Ali Abdel-Salam

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, March 2014
    Pages: 70-78
    Received: 01 March 2014
    Accepted: 08 April 2014
    Published: 10 April 2014
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajbio.20140202.19
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    Abstract: Seafood products have attracted considerable attention as important sources of nutrients in the human diet. Apart from their delicacy, crustaceans species such as shrimps and crabs consist of protein and amino acids. The present study was conducted to evaluate flesh of both sexes of mantis shrimp, shrimp and crab species with the emphasis on protei... Show More
  • Molecular Characterization and Phylogenetic Analysis of Growth Hormone cDNA Sequence from the Acipenser Persicus

    E. Nasr, H. G. Hovhannisyan, M. Pourkazemi, L. Azizzadeh

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, March 2014
    Pages: 79-83
    Received: 06 March 2014
    Accepted: 11 April 2014
    Published: 20 April 2014
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajbio.20140202.20
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    Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the amount of variation between Acipenseridea family and also, study amount of phylogenetic variation between Persian sturgeon (Acipenser persicus) with other Acipenseridea regarding to the Growth Hormon (GH) gene. In this study, pre growth hormone gene of Persian sturgeon was identified for first time and a... Show More