Reproductive Hormones Imbalance, Germ Cell Apoptosis, Abnormal Sperm Morphophenotypes and Ultrastructural Changes in Testis of African Giant Rats (Cricetomys gambianus) Exposed to Sodium Metavanadate Intoxication
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-18246-z
Abstract: Environmental exposure to vanadium has been on the increase in recent time. This metal is a known toxicant. The current study was conducted to investigate the reproductive toxicity of sodium metavanadate (SMV) in male African… read more here.
Keywords: ultrastructural changes; african giant; giant rats; germ ... See more keywords
Purification and characterization of phytase from Aspergillus fumigatus Isolated from African Giant Snail (Achatina fulica)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2018.11.017
Abstract: Abstract Phytase, an enzyme that catalyzes the stepwise hydrolysis of phytate into phosphorous and organophosphate compound and capable of reducing environmental pollution and metal chelating effect of phytate was purified from Aspergillus fumigatus isolated from… read more here.
Keywords: giant snail; activity; fumigatus; african giant ... See more keywords
Rapidly training African giant pouched rats (Cricetomys ansorgei) with multiple targets for scent detection
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DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2020.104085
Abstract: Since 1997, APOPO, a non-profit organization based in Tanzania, has deployed African giant pouched rats (Cricetomys ansorgei) to detect landmines in post-conflict areas. More recent research suggests the pouched rats can also be trained to… read more here.
Keywords: cricetomys ansorgei; detection; rats cricetomys; african giant ... See more keywords
Shelf-life Prediction Modeling and Physicochemical Changes of Canned African Giant Snail (Achachatina achatina) Based Products during Storage Using Sensory and Kinetic Data
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DOI: 10.5539/jfr.v10n2p11
Abstract: Canned African giant snails (brine, egusi and sauce) of low acidity (pH 4.5) were produced using Thermal Death Time (TDT) techniques. Sixty cans of each product were stored for 6 months at normal temperature (30oC).… read more here.
Keywords: life prediction; physicochemical changes; african giant; sensory kinetic ... See more keywords