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Eme Efiom Osim1,2\*, Anyauba Nmaju2 , Azubuike Nwankwo2 , Udemeobong Okon1 and Joshua Iwasam1

1 Department of Physiology, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria

2 Department of Physiology, Abia State University, Uturu, Nigeria

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