Subject(s): Honey -- Therapeutic use | Cerebral ischemia -- Treatment | Honey plants -- Malaysia | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Basic Medical Sciences -- IIUM Summary: Since ancient times, honey has been used as food as well as for therapeutic purposes. Honey possesses different physiological effects such as antioxidant, anti-inflam

Subject(s): Diabetes -- Alternative treatment | Diabetes -- Research | Materia medica, Vegetable | Medicinal plants | Compositae | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Basic Medical Sciences -- IIUM Summary: Insulin resistance and pancreatic β-cells defect are central features of diabetes disorder that may progress to several serious compl

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Biotechnology -- IIUM Summary: The study of anemone fish mucous to understand anemone fish adaptation to sea anemone was aimed to identify the biochemical composition in the fish mucous that enabled the protection of anemone fish against the stinging tentacles of sea anemones. Upon sampling,

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Basic Medical Sciences -- IIUM Summary: Apolipoprotein E gene (APOE) has been known for more than 30 years and has been widely studied around the world for its role in the pathogenesis of diseases that are closely related to lipid and lipoprotein metabolism. Studies regarding the association

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Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Science -- IIUM Summary: Banana, which is native to Southeast Asia, is considered as one of the most important contribution to the international fruit industry and being a very important source of income, employment and export earnings in some developing countries. The present research focuse

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Basic Medical Sciences -- IIUM Summary: Persicuria odorata is a common plant and well known locally as ··daun kesum"' that is usually used in culinary and have various medicinal properties. This study was conducted to investigate the antimicrobial activitv and the chemical constitue

Subject(s): Coronary heart disease | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Basic Medical Sciences -- IIUM Summary: Paraoxonase-1 (PON-1) is an HDL associated enzyme, implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis by preventing lipid peroxide generation. The population variability in this enzyme activity is attributed to polymorphism in PO

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Basic Medical Sciences -- IIUM Summary: Arterial stiffness is a hall mark of aging and is also associated with a number of cardiovascular risk factors such as hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, diabetes mellitus and smoking.Augmentation index (AIx), a surrogate measure of arterial stiffness,