Activities of na+ k+-atpase in the liver of normal and protein undernourished rats fed with diet containing coconut oil

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Chapter ONE

INTRODUCTION

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

Chapter TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

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• 2.0&nbsp; &nbsp; Literature review</p><p>
• 2.1&nbsp; &nbsp; Coconut oil</p><p>2.
• 1.1Health 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.
• 6.1Mild and moderate malnutrition</p><p>
• 2.7&nbsp; &nbsp; Liver</p><p>2.
• 7.1Synthesis</p><p>2.
• 7.2&nbsp; &nbsp; Liver disease</p><p>2.
• 7.3&nbsp; &nbsp; Fetal blood supply</p><p>

Chapter THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

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• 3.0&nbsp; &nbsp; Materials and Methods</p><p>
• 3.1&nbsp; &nbsp; Materials</p><p>3.
• 1.1Chemicals and reagents</p><p>
• 3.2&nbsp; &nbsp; Methods</p><p>3.
• 2.1Animal managements</p><p>3.
• 2.2Feed 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

DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

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• 4.0&nbsp; &nbsp; Results</p><p>

Chapter FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

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• 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>