Browsing by Author "Auta, K.I"

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    ABUNDANCE OF MOSQUITOES OF SOME SELECTED AREAS ON THE JOS PLATEAU, NIGERIA
    (Department Of Zoology, Faculty Of Natural And Applied Sciences, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, 2006-04-14) Andrew, Yako B.; Anyanwu, G.I.; Ogo, N.I.; Auta, K.I
    Mosquitoes generally are pests, and their bites make life unbearable and uncomfortable,;. present case study suggests that larger water holdings in and around our homes lead to an increase stages of larval‘development. Some species of mosquitoes described and identified thus, include; Culex annidioris, Ctilex,pipients fatigansj Aedes aedimorphus cuunwiini; Aedes aedi/nerphus domesticus, Anopheles moucheti, and Anopheles funesUts complex.. I wo tribes of mosquitoes: The Anophilis which arc vectors of human malaria and culicini of bird malaria • . as well their medical importance, are being discussed. Others are known today as dangerous vectors. The. //lain , difference being a simple feature of lliuir behaviour whether or not they-bile map i.e. anthropopldlic or animals i.c. ■ zoophilia Ho wever, there was no mean difference, in the distribution of mosquitoes specie in selected areas on the ./ox Plateau given that P<4.-26 (ANOVA~P<95 critical value) and there was a mean difference in the total . population of mosquitoes, collected in various pools in selected areas on l{le Jos Plateau given that P>3.6S iANOVA~P>95 critical value).
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    STUDIES ON THE USE OF HYPTIS SAUVEOLENS AGAINST PAIN IN RATS AND MICE
    (Department Of Zoology Faculty Of Natural And Applied Sciences Nasarawa State University, Keffi, 2009-04-09) Auta, K.I; Ajayi, J.A; Adzu, B; Andrew, Yako B.; Ojo, S.M; Oloruntoba, C.O; Usman, J. I; Galadima, A.A
    rr , ABSTRACT . j yp is suaveolens (Labicitcie) is native to tropical America, now widespread as weeds na me ropical and subtropical. The great majority are annuals inhabiting temperate * -ones ant trees which are extremely rare. Hyptis suaveolens is used in northern Nigeria jot tne treatment of fever as well as pains related to the ailment. The leaves of the plant . were p itched from the stem and air dry before turn to powder and extracted using ' el ano^ ic f action (100, 200 and 400 mg/kg I.P) was tested on chemical acetic acid- in iiice writhing, formalin and thermal (tail-flick) analgesic tests with, .the aim of . e ucidaling both centrally and peripherally mediated action in rats and mice. Its antiinflammatory action against egg albumin-induced hind Paw Oedema was tested in rats. The result were expressed as mean ± standard error of mean. The student t - test as used to analysed level of statistical significance, between groups.and ANOVA among groups. P> 0.05 for tail flick the values of this finding are discussed.