The effect of oral administration of 20% alcohol (10 ml/kg BW) on haematological and reproductive parameters in female albino rats were investigated. The alcohol was orally administered for 30 days for haematological study, but administered orally for 21 days for estrous cycle study. Treatment of rats with 10 ml/kg BW of alcohol caused significant (p<0.05) reductions in the RBC and lymphocyte c...

s: Nocardiopsis dassonvillei was isolated from the indoor air of critical areas of hospitals and its pathogenicity was evaluated in vivo. Male albino rats were injected I.P with Nocardiopsis dassonvillei spores (1×10 7 /rat ) for 2 weeks. Different changes in haematological and biochemical parameters after one and two weeks of actinomycete spores injection were assessed. Nocardiopsis infection ...

Diabetes mellitus, a metabolic disorder, is characterized by hyperglycemia and altered metabolism. The administration of D-Nil plus (a polyherbal drug) showed effective treatment for alloxan induced diabetes in rats. In diabetic rats, haematological profiles namely RBC, WBC, platlet count and haemoglobin were decreased whereas ESR was increased. Similarly biochemical parameters creatinine, urea...

Cancer is a disease charecterised by abnormal or uncontrolled growth, invasion and metastasis of cells. This may be caused due to effects of carcinogens, radiations and also may be due to errors in DNA replication. The methanolic leaf extract of Avicennia officinalis[MEAO] at the dose of 200mg/kg and 400mg/kg was studied against cytotoxic effect for management of cancer, when tested on mean sur...

A twelve parameter blood cell profile has been measured in 6 subjects before and after each phase of triathlon event. This involved 29 miles cycling, 12 miles running and finally 18.5 miles canoeing. There was a significant decrease in plasma volume (8.7% +/- 3.1%, p less than 0.001) following the first phase (cycling); this decrease was sustained to the end of the event. A substantial increase...

BACKGROUND  The association between the haematological profile (including abnormal platelets) and malaria is not completely understood. There are few published data on haematological profiles of malaria patients in areas with unstable malaria transmission. The current study was conducted to investigate if the haematological parameters, including platelet indices, were reliable predictors for mi...

In this study, the lethal toxicity, behavioral responses and hematotoxicity of formulated chlorpyrifos on Clarias gariepinus was evaluated. C. gariepinus fingerlings were exposed to 0.2 mg/L, 0.25 mg/L, 0.3 mg/L, 0.35 mg/L and 0.4 mg/L of the active ingredient chlorpyrifos to determine the lethal concentrations and behavioral effects. C. gariepinus juveniles (38.84±7.67g) were then exposed to 0...