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The nest and nest building behaviour of biochemical parameters such as alanine amino
the little cormorant, Phalacrocorax niger, was transferase (ALT), aspartate amino transferase
studied in a colony at Dhonagoda village under (AST), alkaline phosphate (ALP), bilirubin, total
Matlab thana in Chandpur district. The study was protein (TP), albumin, urea, creatinine, uric acid
performed from February 2003 to January 2005. (UA), total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG),
The nest building started in May and continued up low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and
to August. The trees used for nesting were Albizia high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C).
procera, Mangifera indica. Ficus spp., Streblus Jirakadyarista at a dose of 20 mg/kg body weight
asper and Cocos nucifera.More than half (61.22%) for 48 consecutive days significantly (p<0.05)
of the nests were built in mango trees. The height decreased the plasma levels of ALT, AST, ALP,
of the nests from the ground was 8.9 ± 1.2 m. The Creatinine and TG; while plasma Total Protein and
nests were 27.8 ± 5.8 cm in diameter. The cups of Albumin levels were significantly increased. These
the nests were 14.5 ± 2.9 cm in diameter and 5.3 ± results suggest that the drug exerts no adverse
1.3 cm in depth.The nest materials used by the effects on female rats, while considering liver and
little cormorant were Capsicum frutescans plant as kidney functions.
a whole, dry leaves of Eucalyptus citriodora, fruits
of Coriandrum sativum, Cynodon dactylon, dry 612 : MEDICAL SCIENCES :
stem of Ziziphus Jujube, stem of Mangifera indica PHYSIOLOGY
trees, Polygonum sp. plant as a whole, Enhydra
fluctuans. Corchorus olitorius and straws. The nest
was built by both male and female cormorants 210 BEGUM, M. & NESSA, Z. (Bio-
where materials were observed to be collected Chemistry and Applied Nutrition Division, IFST,
mostly by the male and placing and arranging were BCSIR, Dhaka). STUDIES ON THE GROWTH
performed by both male and female.The time PATTERN OF BOYS UNDER TEN IN A
required for the nest building was 10.85 ± 1.98 SELECTED SCHOOL OF DHAKA CITY. Bang.
days. In total 219 nests were recorded in the colony J. Sci. Ind. Res., 2007, 42 (1), 83-88.
studied.
The study was carried out among 180 school boys
209 UDDIN, B.; KHAN, M.A. (Dept. of with an age range from 4 to below 10 years
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Jahangirnagar attending a school in Dhaka City with a view to
University, Savar, Dhaka); MOUSHUMI, S.J.; assess the growth pattern. Gomez and waterlow
ASHAB, I.; CHOUDHURY, M.S.K. classification were used to classify the nutritional
(Ethnopharmacology Laboratory, Dept. of status. Only 1 boy had weight for height less than
Pharmacy, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, 70%, while 10.0% were wasted, 10.6% stunted,
Dhaka) & BILLAH, M.M. (Pharmacy 1.7% were both wasted & stunted and 77.8% of the
Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna). EFFECTS boys were normal in all the parameters. The
OF CHRONIC ADMINISTRATION OF overall nutritional condition of under ten boys
JIRAKADYARISTA ON THE BLOOD were found to be better than the country situation.
BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF FEMALE The boys of the school belong to a privileged class
RATS. Bang. J. Life Sci., 2007, 19 (2), 77-82. which represent a typical group of population of
the country.
The Ayurvedic preparation Jirakadyarista is used
to treat post-delivery febrile complications known 211 MUSA, A.S.M. & BHUIYAN, A.S.
as sutikaroga (puerperal disorders). The drug is (Dept. of Zoology, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi).
also traditionally used to treat agnimandya BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND
(dyspepsia), atisara (diarrhoea) and grahani NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF MYSTUS
(malabsorption syndrome). In the present study, BLEEKERI (DAY) OF THE RIVER PADMA IN
the effect of chronic administration of BANGLADESH. Bang. J. Zool., 2006, 34 (2),
Jirakadyarista on female Sprague-Dawley rats 243-246.
were evaluated by measuring some plasma
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