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Comparative Anatomy and Embryology

  1. The skull shape and morphometry have been used by several researchers to differentiate and classify species, breeds and also to age the specimen. This study highlights details of the gross morphometry of the s...

    Authors: Olumayowa Olawumi Igado, Omowumi Moromoke Femi-Akinlosotu and Afeez Olumide Akibu
    Citation: The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology 2023 84:22
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  2. The tongue plays definite and important role in simplifying food intake and also, exhibits significant morphological distinctions to acclimatize the environment. This study aimed to investigate the variations ...

    Authors: Zainab SH. Abdel Moghith, Maiada M. Salama, Basma N. Hassan, Ebrahim Y. Abdelkader and Ola H. El-Habit
    Citation: The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology 2023 84:17
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  3. The bocachico (Prochilodus magdalenae) is a migratory freshwater fish and one of the main species of Colombian continental fishery. Interest in it is due to the fish’s excellent reproductive characteristics and s...

    Authors: Jonny Andrés Yepes-Blandón, Gersson Vásquez-Machado, Jersson Ávila-Coy, Yanan Ortiz-Acevedo and Ana Estrada-Posada
    Citation: The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology 2022 83:58
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  4. The orbital gland of the group agama (Agamidae) is not well-studied. Here is a first description of anatomical and histological studies on the orbital gland of the Egyptian agama Trapelus mutabilis.

    Authors: Fatma Abdel-Regal Mahmoud, Samia Abdalla Gaber, Amany Salah Saad Mahmoud and Ali Gamal Gadel-Rab
    Citation: The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology 2022 83:52
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  5. Labetalol is an antihypertensive drug commonly used in obstetrics for both long-term treatment and the acute management of severe maternal hypertension. However, there have not been published articles about th...

    Authors: Hend T. El-Borm and Marwa N. Atallah
    Citation: The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology 2021 82:38
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  6. Nine species of Chironomus evolved throughout the world were measured for their divergence with regard to their DNA sequences concerning 18S rRNA since it is conserved for a specific species. With the advancement...

    Authors: Sanjay Kumar Dey, Swapna Bhaduri and Trilochan Midya
    Citation: The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology 2021 82:19
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  9. Gibberellic acid (GA3) is a plant growth regulator used to improve the quality of crops but its residues in food causes many hazardous effects. In contrast, olive oil has registered several health benefits inc...

    Authors: El-Sabry Abu Amra, Fakhr El Din M. Lashein, Amin A. Seleem and Manar M. Saleh
    Citation: The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology 2020 81:44
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  11. Desert rodent, Gerbillus tarabuli, is a seed-eating animal and do not require drinking water. It depends upon metabolic water. Understanding the functional characteristics of ocular glands which produce a watery ...

    Authors: Ouanassa Saadi-Brenkia, Nadia Haniche and Saida Lounis
    Citation: The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology 2020 81:39
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  13. The aim of the present study is to describe the morphological and histological features of Harderian gland (HG) in long-legged wadding bird (ibis) and different domestic birds (duck, goose, and pigeon). The HG...

    Authors: Rasha R. Beheiry, Sozan A. Ali, Mohamed Aref and Hassan Emam
    Citation: The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology 2020 81:35
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  14. Local Nigerian men use Auricularia polytricha (wood ear mushroom) growing in farm lands and dead woods to manage sexual dysfunction and this practice has been going on for ages without supporting evidence from sc...

    Authors: Cyril Abang Agbor, Godson Emeka Anyanwu and Sule John Audu
    Citation: The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology 2020 81:29
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  15. The present study is designed to identify the morphological description of the digestive tract in two species of different birds; these birds were Taeniopygia guttata (zebra finch) which is granivorous and Sturnu...

    Authors: Ameer M. Taha and Abdulaziz S. AL-Duleemy
    Citation: The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology 2020 81:24
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  16. Mammalian species express a broad variety in the shape of their extrahepatic biliary tract. While a gall bladder is present in many species, others are lacking this organ. Evolutionary driving forces for these...

    Authors: Christian Schiffmann, Gabriele Unterhitzenberger and Sylvia Ortmann
    Citation: The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology 2020 81:20
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  17. The epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) plays a critical role in normal embryonic development as well as abnormal pathological events such as tumor formation and metastasis. One of these important events t...

    Authors: Lina A. Aeshra, Maiada Moustafa, Mohammed I.Y. Elmallah, Said Abdelrahman Salih and Ibrahim Y. Abdel Kader
    Citation: The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology 2020 81:2
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    The Correction to this article has been published in The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology 2020 81:3

  18. The present study aimed to illustrate comparative morphological, histological, and functional variations of the hyoid apparatus of Acanthodactylus boskianus and Ptyodactylus guttatus.

    Authors: Fatma A. Mahmoud, Ali G. Gadel-Rab, Samy A. Saber, Boshra A. ElSalkh, Asmaa A. El-Dahshan and Doaa I. Gewily
    Citation: The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology 2019 80:45
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  19. The Western Ghats of India, one of the global biodiversity hotspots and freshwater eco-regions, harbors several fish species which not just form the important part of the world’s freshwater biodiversity yet in...

    Authors: Sachin M. Gosavi, Sanjay S. Kharat, Pradeep Kumkar and Sandip D. Tapkir
    Citation: The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology 2019 80:9
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  21. Phytotherapeutic treatment is used in the treatment of diabetes and its complications. The current study aims to evaluate the significant effect of supplementation of aqueous olive leaf extract (OLE) (Olea europa...

    Authors: Hend A. Mohammed, Hanan A. Okail, Mona A. Ibrahim and Nahed M. Emam
    Citation: The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology 2018 79:3
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