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Volume 11, Issue 4 (2024)

ISSN: 3067-2651

DOI Prefix: 10.5281/zenodo.

POTENTIALS OF AFRICAN MEDICINAL PLANTS IN THE TREATMENT OF SNAKE ENVENOMATION: A REVIEW OF CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

By Abdulrahman Bello Jega, Hannah Louise McCarthy , Yakubu Salihu Umar

Snakes are primarily venomous animals that bite when frightened, which can be lethal. This is because snake venom is one of the most active biological fluids containing a wide range of peptides and proteins that can induce several effects, including ...

REACTIVE PROTEIN AND SERUM AMYLOID; A RESPONSE TO N- BUTYL CYANOACRYLATE BASED SUTURES IN SAHEL

By Okeke Chinedu Ifeanyi

The use of biomaterials as suture materials triggering less acute phase response to tissue damage for cutanuous wounds closure has been the goal of numerous researchers. The introduction of Cyanoacrylate into clinical practice is of keen interest whi...

THERAPEUTIC POTENTIALS OF ALLIUM CEPA AND CURCUMA LONGA AGAINST 2,3,7,8-TETRACHLORODIBENZO-P-DIOXIN-INDUCED OXIDATIVE STRESS AND LIPID IMBALANCE IN RATS

By Muhammad Sani Abdullahi

Industrial and environmental activities continuously release chemicals such as 2,3,7,8-tetracholorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) that are hazardous to human health.Β  This research seeks to assess the potentials of Allium cepa and Curcuma longa in suppress...