January 2014

Photometric Analysis of the Facial angle of the Ibos in Nigeria

This study was carried out to provide data on and compare the mean facial angle between male and female Ibo subjects. Methods: The study design was the cross-sectional descriptive type that involved 100 Ibo subjects aged between 18 and 30 years. The multi-stage sampling technique was used in this study. Simple random sampling was employed to select the research subjects. There was also stratified sampling such that...

Author(s): Anibor Ese, Okobiah Richard

January 2014

Histoarchitectural organization of the visual system of male rats following oral administration of crude aqueous leaf extract of cannabis sativa

Aim: This study was to elucidate some of the effects of oral administration of Cannabis sativa on the visual system of male Wistar rats.  Methods: 12 adult male Wistar rats were used for this study. The rats were distributed into two groups (A and B). The rats in group A (treatment group) were administered with 300 mg/kg body weight of Cannabis sativa while the rats in group B (control group) were administered with...

Author(s): Tijani AA, Adekomi AD, Oyesomi TO, Fawole OB

January 2014

Hemorheological alterations in normal pregnancy

Aim: To determine the hemorhelogical alterations in normal pregnant women in Benin City, Nigeria. Methods: Subjects aged between 18 and 42 years participated in the study. Patient consent form was obtained from 240 pregnant women on antenatal visit and 80 aged matched healthy individual on routine checkup. The pregnant women were divided into three groups according to trimesters. Those with complications were...

Author(s): Ehiaghe FA, Agbonlahor DE, Ehiaghe IJ, Enitan SS, Ikusemoro IA