The objective of this study was to determine the toxicity of the neem biopesticide azadirachtin (NEEM-ON, Brand name) on the freshwater fish ‘Labeo rohita’. Fishes were exposed to various concentrations of botanical insecticide azadirachtin for 96 h and the percent mortality was recorded. The 96h LC50 value determined by Finney’s Probit Analysis Method was found to be 42.66 ppm. Behavioural pat...

Abstract Background The use of veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) is recommended in the current resuscitation guidelines European Resuscitation Council as a rescue attempt for selected patients whom extended measures do not lead to establishment spontaneous circulation (ROSC). We aim characterize and investigate value neuron specific enolase (NSE) assessing neurological...

Neuroblastoma is the most common extra-cranial solid tumor in childhood; and patients in stage IV of the disease have a high propensity for tumor recurrence. Retinoid therapy has been utilized as a means to induce differentiation of tumor cells and to inhibit relapse. In this study, the expression of a common neuronal differentiation marker [neurofilament M (NF-M)] in human SK-N-SH neuroblastom...

In the present study molluscicidal activity of methanol extract of stem bark of plant Euphorbia tirucalli (Family: Euphorbiaceae) against two freshwater harmful snails Lymnaea acuminata and Indoplanorbis exustus were evaluated in the laboratory as well as in the pond. Both snails are intermediate hosts of liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica, which causes endemic fascioliasis i...

Freshwater prawns, Macrobrachium lamarrei (Crustacea-Decapoda) were subjected to static subacute exposure (0.755 mg/l) of detergent, Linear Alkyl Benzene Sulphonate (LAS) (25% 96h LC50) for 10,20 & 30 days. Hepatopancreas showed pronounced changes like vacuolization, hypertrophy, hyperplasia and degenerative leading almost complete loss histoarchitecture after days exposure. Peculiar cell shedd...

BACKGROUND In the last years, food grade antioxidants are used safely as an alternative to traditional fungicides to control fungal growth in several food and agricultural products. AIMS In this work, the effect of butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and propyl paraben (PP) on two hydrolytic enzyme activity (β-d-glucosidase and α-d-galactosidase) by Aspergillus section Nigri species under differen...

The comparative antimicrobial activity of different preparations of Aloe vera gel (fresh gel, preserved gel, cooling gel and acne cream) was studied against a number of microorganisms of public health significance by disc diffusion method. It was found that the fresh gel and preserved gel exhibited maximum zones of inhibition against Bacillus subtilis (24.7 & 34.5 respectively), where as coolin...