December 2011

Ketamine hydrochloride induces anxiety behaviour activities in adult male mice

  The trafficking and abuse of Ketamine are a concern to law enforcement and drug treatment providers because of the drug’s increasing availability and its use in facilitating sexual assaults globally. The aim of this study is to investigate some of the effects of administration of ketamine intramuscularly (IM) on bebaviour in mice. The presumably 16 healthy male mice were used for this study; the...

Author(s): Musa A. A. and Adeniyi, P. A. O.

December 2011

Histopathological examination of formulated drugs against typhoid

  Typhoid fever (TF) is a systemic bacterial infection caused by Salmonella typhi, a facultative and gram negative rods. The infection is usually acquired through the ingestion of contaminated water or food. Almost 80% of cases and deaths occur in Asia. The attack rate as high as 1100 cases per 100000 populations have been documented in developing countries. In typhoid fever, various organs can be involved...

Author(s): S. S. Haque, A. Sharan and U. Kumar