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CHANGES IN THE NUTRITIVE VALUES OF SOME NIGERIAN DIETS AFTER COOKING BY CERTAIN SOUTH EASTERN NIGERIAN TRADITIONAL METHODS
(1972-10)A nutritional study was carried out on six commonly used traditional diets of South-Eastern Nigeria. In this study, the various recipes and the proportion of the foodstuffs used in the formulation of the peasant dietaries ... -
NITROSAMINE CONTAMINATION OF SOME NIGERIAN INDIGENOUS BELIEVES
(1972-12)The possible role of carcinogenic nitrosamines in the aetiology of human cancer has been discussed by experts (O. Basslr, Pers. Comm.; Eisenbrand et al, 1969; Lijinakcy and Epstein, 1970). As a result of this apprehension ... -
THE NUTRIENT COMPOSITION OF SOME NIGERIAN LEAFY GREEN VEGETABLES AND PHYSIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY OF THEIR IRON CONTENT
(1973-02)ABSTRACT In order to investigate the potential usefulness of local foodstuffs in Nigeria, a comprehensive survey of the various nutrients in 10 local vegetables was carried out. The survey covers: total nitrogen and total ... -
ENZYME HISTOCHEMISTRY AND FUNCTIONAL DIFFERENTIATION OF THE RAT METANEPHROS
(1973-03)Since histochemistry was introduced into the study of animal tissues, many investigators have localized the site of activity of a number of enzymes in both the developing kidney the adult kidney. Moog (1944) demonstrated ... -
GASTRIN CONTENT AND ACTIVITY IN SOME RUMINANTS AND SOME EQUINES
(1973-06)Attempts were made to extract gastrin from the cardiac, fundic pyloric, duedenal osecal and colonic mucosa of goats, sheep, cattle, male and female donkeys, using a modification of the gastrin extraction method introduced ... -
INSULIN SECRETION IN NON-OBESE NIGERIANS (effect of glucose, sulphonylureas and weight reduction
(1974-07)Protein calorie malnutrition in man and experimental animals produces striking changes in the pancreas; and clinically, protein deficiency has been shown to diminish exocrine pancreatic secretions in addition to the ... -
HUMAN LOIASIS IN WESTERN NIGERIA
(1974-07)An attempt has been made in this study to bridge some of the gaps in our knowledge of loiasis in Western Nigeria. At this same time, areas for future research which might lead to a better understanding of the disease ... -
TOXIC HEMAGGLUTININS IN VARIOUS EDIBLE BEANS AND PEAS
(1974-10)A method involving ammonium sulphate fractionation and dialysis was used in the isolation of phytohemagg-lutininsfrom the young and mature seeds and pods of six edible legumes. The legumes used were soybean (Glycine max—kent ... -
ANTIGENIC ANALYSIS OF NIGERIAN STRAINS OF WEST NILE VIRUS
(1975-03)Sero-immunological methods were employed to investigate the antigenic relationships among West Nile virus isolates originating in Nigeria. The techniques included neutralization test in new born mice, complement fixation, ... -
STUDIES OF GESTATIONAL TRAPHOBLASTIC DISEASES IN IBADAN, NIGERIA
(1975-06)Gestational Trophallactic Diseases (MTD) embrace two main lesions of which is subdivided into two-hydatidiform mole, non-invasive and invasive (chorioadenoma destruens) and choriocarcinoma. These pregnancy-associated disease ... -
THE EFFECTS OF ESTROUS CYCLE AND OESTROGEN ON PLASMA AND ANTRAL GASTRIN ACTIVITY IN MAMMALS
(1975-06)Abstract The possible relationship between estrous cycle, oestrogen load and pregnancy on the one hand and antral-gastrin content, circulating plasma gastrin, parietal cell concentration and gastric acid secretion was ... -
BIOCHEMICAL STUDIES OF SOME PLANT EXTRACTS IN USE AS ANTI-MALARIALS IN WESTERN NIGERIA
(1975-09)In order to investigate the antimalarial property of some local medicinal plants namely Asardirachta indica, Morlnda lucida, Alstonia boonei, Enantia ohlorantha and some mixtures of plants used especially in the Western ... -
COMPARATIVE EFFECTS OF THE AFLATOXINS ON SOME ENERGY-LINKED FUNCTIONS OF RAT LIVER MITOCHONDRIA IN VITRO
(1975-09)Aflatoxins B1, B2, M1, G1 and G2 were isolated and purified. By chemical, spectrophotometric and polarographic techniques, the effects of these compounds on some energy-linked functions of rat liver mitochondria were ... -
ORUNGO ( UgMP 359) VIRUS: A HITHERTO UNDESCRIBED VIRUS, BIOCHEMICAL, BIOPHYSICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES
(1976-07-14)Orungo virus, a hitherto undescribed virus, first isoated from a pool of Anopheles mosquitoes caught off human bait in Uganda was studied by biochemical, biophysical and sero- epidemiological methods. These studies were ... -
THE EFFECTS OF PROTEIN-CALORIE MALNUTRITION AND CHLOROQUINE THERAPY ON THE CONJUGATION OF OESTRADIOL-178 BY THE RAT LIVER
(1976-08)The conjugation of 14e-oestradiol-l7 β by rat liver homogenates was studied using a modified version of Boo and Breuer’s method (1969). This consists of incubating the homogenates with cofactors at 37°C for four hours and ... -
NITROSAMINE CONTAMINATION OF SOME NIGERIAN BEVERAGES
(1976-09)N-Nitrosamines are amongst the most potent and versatile experimental carcinogens ever tested on laboratory animals. As a result, their presence and that of their precursors in food meant for human consumption is a possible ... -
EFFECT OF GAMMA IRRADIATION ON ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS AND SOME OF ITS TOXIC METABOLITES
(1976-09)Studies on the resistance of aflatoxin B1, B1 + B2, G1 and G1 + G2 against gamma irradiation in the dry state and when dissolved in chloroform or methanol were carried out by means of thin-layer chromatography, fluorescence ... -
EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES ON THE ROLE OF NEURO-HUMORAL FACTORS IN PEPTIC ULCERATION
(1977-02)Using as experimental models, chronic and acute peptic ulcerations produced in rats by means of prolonged starvation and indomethacin, the role of (i) the hypothalamo-neurohypophyseal-neuro secretory system (H.N.N.S_) and ... -
THE INTRINSIC ANATOMICAL ORGANIZATION OF THE CUNEO-GRACILE NUCLEI COMPLEX OF THE RAT
(1977-02-23)The studies making up the thesis were aimed towards elucidating the intrinsic structural organization of the cuneo-gracile nuclei complex. The rat was the experimental animal of choice but limited data were collected from ... -
THE NUTRIENT COMPOSITION OF SOME NIGERIAN LEAFY GREEN VEGETABLES AND PHYSIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY OF THEIR IRON CONTENT
(1977-04)Ten leafy green vegetables, commonly incorporated into diets by peasants of the Cross River State of Nigeria, have been analyzed for their various nutrient contents. The vegetables were Abelmoschus esculentus, Corohorus ...