ovarian follicle response and corpus luteum formation following induction of ovulation using gonadotropin-releasing hormone (gnrh) analogues and luteinizing hormone (lh) in bactrian camel were characterized. bactrian camels with a mature follicle (13-19.6 mm) received: 1) natural porcine lh (25 mg, iv, n = 4), 2) buserelin (20 μg, iv, n = 4) and 3) alarelin (25 μg, im, n = 4). daily ultrasonogr...

Abstract Background Sclerotium rolfsii is a soil-borne fungal pathogen causing diseases in more than 500 plant species. It causes southern blight disease chili. Chemical fungicides are used to control this disease, which also pollute the environment. The present study was designed assess potential of two species plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) viz. Bacillus megaterium and Pseudomona...

Background: Despite recent technical improvement in assisted reproductive techniques (ART), the implantation rate per embryo still remains low (15%). The aim of the study is to determine whether the failure of IVF cycle is associated with endometrial thickness on the day of HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) administration. Materials and Methods: Endometrial thickness of two hundred and seven p...

Basal heart rate (HR) of conscious rats under resting conditions was measured daily by electrocardiogram (ECG) during the development of one-kidney, one clip (1K1C) hypertension. A progressive increase in HR (mean +/- SEM) was observed from Day 1 to 7: 318 +/- 11; 330 +/- 18, 338 +/- 18; 344 +/- 19; 372 +/- 14; 374 +/- 11, and 388 +/- 12 bpm, respectively. During the same period, mean arterial ...

this research established the scientific bases for the folkloric use of the neglected dialium guineense fruit coat in wound and microbial infection management in nigeria. the phytochemical analysis of the crude extract, fractions and sub-fractions was performed by standard methods. agar well diffusion protocol was adopted for the antimicrobial assay while the wound healing properties was determ...

A two-year dry season experiment was conducted at the research farm of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA Ibadan, Nigeria to estimate irrigation water requirements and establish crop water use. Two upland rice varieties (NERICA 2 and NERICA 4) were planted in a randomized complete block design (RCBD). Four treatments based on different water distribution levels were adopt...