Asian Journal of Biological and Life sciences
Volume 2, Issue 2
2026 · pp. 75–160 · 19 articles
- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- 2
- Published
- 2026
- Pages
- 75–160
- Articles
- 19
- Sections
- 2
- ISSN
- e-ISSN: 2278-5957 | p-ISSN: 2278-747X
- Journal
- AJBLS
In this issue
Review Article
- Review
Circadian Proteins and Reproduction: An Update
Kumari Nishi, Swarndeep Singh Hundal, Vinoth Prasanna Gunasekaran
pp. 83–88 · DOI: · Published 31 August 2013
Endogenous circadian rhythms play an important role in effective functioning of complex organisms to enhance their survival. The master clock or suprachiasmatic nucleus in the ventral hypothalamus helps synchronize all i…
- Review
Forensics: Science of Justice in Pakistan
Ahmed Farooq, Usman Waheed
pp. 89–91 · DOI: · Published 31 August 2013
The discipline of forensic science is pivotal to the criminal justice system but still considered as a new science in Pakistan and sounds unfamiliar word. The future of Forensics is very bright but requires a lot of effo…
- Review
Flavivirus Encephalitis in Equines with an Eemphasis on the Japanese Encephalitis and West Nile Viruses
Sunutcha Suntrarachun, Surasak Akesowan, Pechjin Khwanpech
pp. 92–95 · DOI: · Published 31 August 2013
EV and WNV are mosquito-borne flaviviruses that associated with both human and equine encephalitis worldwide. They cause similar symptoms ranging from asymptomatic to lethal encephalitis. JEV and WNV can emerge and reeme…
- Review
The Potential of Neem based Pesticides in Integrated Insect Pest Management in Nigeria: Aspects for more Scientific Investigation
E. Okrikata, E. D. Oruonye
pp. 96–99 · DOI: · Published 31 August 2013
Azadirachta indica (A) Juss which is commonly called Neem was introduced to Nigeria from Ghana, and was first grown from the seeds in Maiduguri, in the then Bornu province (Now Borno State), Nigeria in 1928. Aside its me…
Research Article
- Article
Study of Reproductive Biology of Estuarine clam, Meretrix meretrix along the South West coast of Maharashtra, India
Prajwala P. Sawant, Swapnaja A. Mohite
pp. 100–106 · DOI: · Published 31 August 2013
Clams form the major resources in the estuaries. Among the clam resources of the south west coast of Maharashtra, M. meretrix, is one of the major exploited bivalve resources of commercial significance. Seasonal variatio…
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Assessing the Clinical Utility of CEA, CA 125 and CA 15.3 in Human Breast Carcinoma: A study among Tamil Women
A. Sheeba Christina
pp. 107–110 · DOI: · Published 31 August 2013
Carcinoma of breast is a common disease that kills more number of women worldwide. Asensitive and specific serum marker would be of great help in early diagnosis of malignancy as well as in monitoring the response of can…
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Activity of Enzyme Catalase in some Species of Ficus
Deepika K. Chandawat, Pradeep U. Verma, H.A. Solanki
pp. 111–113 · DOI: · Published 31 August 2013
Plants are necessary for all life on Earth. As a critical part of the ecosystem, plants provide oxygen for organisms to survive. They are able to reduce the problem of pollution, by using carbon dioxide and releasing oxy…
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Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors with Aging: A Study in a Biologically Isolated Group of North East India
Trinayani Bordoloi, A.K. Kapoor
pp. 114–118 · DOI: · Published 31 August 2013
Cardiovascular diseases become increasingly common with advancing age. As a person gets older, the heart undergoes subtle physiologic changes. The present study was conducted in a biologically isolated group viz. Kalita,…
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Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Seeds of Prosopis spicigera in Animals
Rajiv Agrawal, H. K. Garg, Udita Garg, S.K. Singh
pp. 119–121 · DOI: · Published 31 August 2013
Prosopis spicigera Sm. (Leguminasae) is a commonly used plant in Indian traditional medicine. In the current study anti-inflammatory activity of ethanolic extract of P. spicigera Seeds was investigated using different an…
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Helminths of the Gastrointestinal Tract among Children in Kano, Northern Nigeria
G.U. Ihesiulor, E. Kashibu, O. Azeez-Akande, M. Imoru
pp. 122–126 · DOI: · Published 31 August 2013
An epidemiological survey of helminths of the gastrointestinal tract among school aged children drawn from four schools within Kano metropolis with mean age of 12.6 years was carried out by examining their stool samples …
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Growth Inhibition of Albino Rats by Ageratum conyzoides Linn. Leaves and the Possible Mechanism involved therein
Mrinmoy Guria, Prasenjit Mitra, Tanaya Ghosh, Ravindernath Salhan, Takhelmayum Amumachi Singh, Amit Chakrabarti, Prasanta Kumar Mitra
pp. 127–129 · DOI: · Published 31 August 2013
Ageratum conyzoides Linn. is known as plant growth inhibitor. To know whether the plant can inhibit growth of animal also, male albino rats were divided into two groups. First group of animals took normal diet while the …
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Effect of Cyfluthrin on some Clinical, Haemato Biochemical and Pathological Parameters in Male Nubian Goat Kids
Amani B.A. Abdelmaged, Osman S.A. Mohamed, Ahmed Abdel Raheim Jameel
pp. 130–133 · DOI: · Published 31 August 2013
The sequential development of the clinical signs and lesions in the organs of Nubian goat kids drenched with cyfluthrin at 500, 250 and 125 mg/kg/day b.w. was investigated. Salivation, tremors which end with choreoatheto…
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Alleviation of Salinity stress on Maize Plants using the Extract of the Halotolerant Alga Dunaliella bardawil
Ashraf M. M. Essa, Refat M. Ali, Bahget E. Ali
pp. 134–141 · DOI: · Published 31 August 2013
Soil salinity has a great impact on decreasing yield potentials of the cultivated crops. The effect of presoaking Zea mays grains in the crude extract of the halotolerant alga Dunaliella bardawil on growth and some metab…
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Antimutagenic Activity of Probiotic Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus spp. by Ames Test
Reza kazemi Darsanaki, Morteza Azizollahi Aliabadi, Mohammad Mohammad Doost Chakoosari, Abolfazl Amini, Fatemeh (Elham) Alikhani
pp. 142–145 · DOI: · Published 31 August 2013
Probiotics are live microbial food supplements that are considered to be beneficial for humans and animals. Many researchers have showed that probiotic bacteria can be effective to decrease cancer risk. In this study, An…
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Evaluation of the Biocontrol Potential of Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Trichoderma viride against Bacterial Wilt of Tomato
S. Sarkar, S. Chaudhuri
pp. 146–151 · DOI: · Published 31 August 2013
Bacterial wilt, caused by the soil-borne pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum is an important disease of tomatoes, causing plant death and significant yield losses. The three known antagonistic organisms Bacillus subtilis, Ps…
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Assessment of Seasonal Changes in Water Quality of River Panchganga
Sanindhar Shreedhar Gaikwad, Nitin Anandrao Kamble
pp. 152–162 · DOI: · Published 31 August 2013
Day by day aquatic ecosystem develops as challenging environment for sustainability of aquatic flora and fauna, due to unstability created by continuously changing water quality. Deterioration of water quality by natural…
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Ability of Chitosan/Carrageenan Complex to Encapsulate Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) for Potential use in Protein Delivery
A. V. Briones, T. Sato
pp. 163–169 · DOI: · Published 31 August 2013
The purpose of this study was to examine the capability of chitosan/carrageenan complex formed by electrostatic interaction as a carrier system for protein delivery. Chitosan/carrageenan complex was formulated at charge …
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Stomatal Complex and Transpiration Rates in some Members of Rutaceae and Myrtaceae
Aina D. O., Malik M.
pp. 170–175 · DOI: · Published 31 August 2013
Stomata complex and transpiration rates in Eucalyptus torelliana, E. camaldulensis (Myrtaceae); Citrus limon and C. sinensis (Rubiaceae) were studied, using standard methods. All plant species used in this experiment wer…
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In silico Characterisation of Conserved Functional Domain and Isolation of Coniferyl Aldehyde Dehydrogenase Gene from Pseudomonas nitroreducens Jin1
Praveen P. Balgir, Dinesh Kalra
pp. 176–184 · DOI: · Published 31 August 2013
Coniferyl aldehyde dehydrogenase gene (calB) oxidises coniferyl aldehyde into ferulic acid, the last step in the metabolic pathway of eugenol to ferulic acid. It occurs in various bacterial strains like Pseudomonas nitro…

