<p> </p><div><p><strong>

Chapter ONE

</strong></p><p>1.0 &nbsp; &nbsp; Introduction</p><p>1.1 &nbsp; &nbsp; Aim of Study</p><p>

Chapter TWO

</p><p>2.0 &nbsp; &nbsp; Literature review</p><p>2.1 &nbsp; &nbsp; Coconut oil</p><p>2.1.1 Health benefits</p><p>2.2 &nbsp; &nbsp; Polysaturated fatty acid</p><p>2.3 &nbsp; &nbsp; Respiratory Electron Transport Chain</p><p>2.4 &nbsp; &nbsp; Sodium-Potassium ATPase (Na+– K+ATPase)</p><p>2.5 &nbsp; &nbsp; Mitochondria</p><p>2.6 &nbsp; &nbsp; Protein Undernutrition</p><p>2.6.1 Mild and moderate malnutrition</p><p>2.7 &nbsp; &nbsp; Liver</p><p>2.7.1 Synthesis</p><p>2.7.2 &nbsp; &nbsp; Liver disease</p><p>2.7.3 &nbsp; &nbsp; Fetal blood supply</p><p>

Chapter THREE

</p><p>3.0 &nbsp; &nbsp; Materials and Methods</p><p>3.1 &nbsp; &nbsp; Materials</p><p>3.1.1 Chemicals and reagents</p><p>3.2 &nbsp; &nbsp; Methods</p><p>3.2.1 Animal managements</p><p>3.2.2 Feed composition</p><p>3.2.3 &nbsp; &nbsp; Body weight determination</p><p>3.2.4 &nbsp; &nbsp; Animal sacrifice</p><p>3.2.5 &nbsp; &nbsp; Determination of parameters</p><p>3.3 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Determination of synaptosomal Na+-K+ ATPase activity</p><p>3.4 &nbsp; &nbsp; Protein determination</p><p>

Chapter FOUR

</p><p>4.0 &nbsp; &nbsp; Results</p><p>

Chapter FIVE

</p><p>5.0 &nbsp; &nbsp; Discussion, Conclusion and Recommendation</p><p>5.1 &nbsp; &nbsp; Discussion</p><p>5.2 &nbsp; &nbsp; Conclusion</p><p>5.3 &nbsp; &nbsp; Recommendation</p><p>References</p><p>Appendix</p><p>LIST OF FIGURES</p><p>Figure 1 – The growth curve for normal and protein undernourished rat fed with diet containing coconut oil</p><p>Figure 2 – The activities of sodium potassium ATPase in normal and protein undernourished rat</p><p>&nbsp;LIST OF TABLES</p><p>Table 1 – Animal group</p><p>Table 3- Showing organ weight to body weight ratio and feed</p><p>Consumption</p><p>&nbsp; ABBREVIATION</p><p>ADP/ATP &nbsp; Adenosine 5-diphosphate/ Adenosine 5 triphosphate</p><p>Na+ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Sodium</p><p>BSA &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Bovine serum albumin</p><p>CuSO4 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Copper sulphate</p><p>EPA &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Environmental protection agency</p><p>ETC &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Electron transport chain</p><p>HCN &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Hydrogen cyanide</p><p>K+ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Potassium</p><p>LP &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Low protein</p><p>Na2CO3 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Sodium carbonate</p><p>NaOH &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Sodium hydroxide</p><p>NP &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Normal protein</p><p>PU &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Protein undernutrition</p><p></p></div><h3></h3><br> <br><p></p>