Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
SOME IMMUNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS AS INDICES OF AGING IN NIGERIANS
(1994-02)This study involved 541 participants. It assessed the state of body defence mechanisms during ageing in 217 healthy Nigerians aged 6-95 years. A different group of 274 healthy subjects of ages 6 to 60 years were studied ... -
INSULIN SECRETION AND SENSITIVITY IN FIRST-DEGREE RELATIVES OF NIGERIAN PATIENTS WITH NON-INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS (NIDDM)
(1992-02)The blood insulin and glucose concentrations were analysed before and during frequently sampled intravenous glucose tolerance tests (FSIGT) In 2 groups of Nigerian subjects: (1 ) Control group (n=18), without a positive ... -
NUTRITIONAL CHANGES IN SOME NIGERIAN FOODS DURING DIETARY PREPARATION AND THEIR EFFECTS ON THE MAMMALIAN BODY
(1967-06)Starting with a comprehensive review of the research already done in the related field of nutrition, the chemical composition of 20 Nigerian food materials which are used in the preparation of six common local diets has ... -
MAGNESIUM METABOLISM IN DIABETES MELLITUS AND THE EFFECTS OF MAGNESIUM ADMINISTRATION ON PLASMA GLUCOSE AND INSULIN LEVELS
(1995-09)Magnesium plays an important role in human metabolic activities. Its role in glucose metabolism is well established. However, there are still some conflicting views on the altered magnesium homeostasis in diabetic states ... -
SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF Bartonella henselae AN OPPORTUNISTIC PATHOGEN IN ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME
(1997-12)Cat-scratch disease (CSD) is an infectious disease, implicated as an opportunistic infection in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients. So far, Bartonella henselae (Rochalimaea henselae), remains the most acceptable ... -
CHEMICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL STUDIES OF TOXIC FLUORESCENT SUBSTANCE PRODUCED BY ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS (LINK) WHEN CULTURED ON PALMSAP
(1969-09)Czapek medium, Czapek-Dox medium, glucose-ammonium nitrate medium and palmwine of different ages have been used in the culture of Aspergillus flavus (Link ex Fries). Of these growth media, unfermented palmwine (palmsap) ... -
THE MODULATION OF RAT LIVER MICROSOMAL CALCIUM ION-PUMPING ATPase BY DICOPHANE AND LOW PROTEIN INTAKE
(1992-05)The effect of the liver tumour promoter, dicophane, with those of low protein intake (LPI) in the functional expression of rat liver microsomal Ca²⁺-ATPase were compared. The effects of dicophane and LPI on the activity ... -
CHARACTERIZATION OF LEUCINE AMINOPEPTIDAE IN TRYPANOSOMA (DUTTONELLA) VIVAX
(1994-09)The genetic diversity in 13 stocks and clones of T. vivax from East and West Africa was compared by isoenzyme analysis of 13 enzymes. The Ugandan and West African stocks and clones showed a very high degree of genetic ... -
SPERM ANTIBODY AS FACTOR OF INFERTILITY IN NIGERIAN MALES
(1999-04)Sperm antibodies (SA) have been observed as a cause of infertility. The production of the SA have in some circumstances been attributed to chronic infection of the genital tract. In Nigeria, sexually transmitted diseases ... -
THE ROLE OF RODENT AND HUMAN FACTORS IN THE PREVALENCE OF ANTIBODY TO LASSA VIRUS IN NIGERIA AND SIERRA LEONE
(1996-03)Studies were conducted on distribution of Lassa fever (LF), a viral haemorrhagic disease in humans, in Nigeria and Sierra Leone and presence of Lassa virus (LV) in rodents as it relates to human infection, using the Enzyme ... -
IN VITRO ABSORPTION AND METABOLISM OF SOME NATURAL ESTROGENS IN RAT INTESTINE
(1980-09)In vitro intestinal absorption and metabolism of two natural estrogens, estradiol and estrone sulphate,were studied and compared using uneverted sacs from different segments of the rat intestine. Absorption was measured ... -
STUDIES ON THE PROBABLE EFFECT OF PROSTAGLANDINS ON CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION IN ISOLATED GUINEA-PIG ILEUM.
(1981-05)The effect of indomethacin, ketoprofen and sodium meclofenamate on contractions evoked by different stimuli in the guinea-pig ileum were investigated in Tyrode solution and in Krebs solution. The whole ileum preparation ... -
ERYTHROCYTE Ca++, Mg++ ATPase ACTIVITY IN DIABETIC NIGERIANS
(1998-03)CA++, Mg++ -ATPase is an important enzyme in CA++ homeostasis. Its activity has been investigated in conditions like hypertension and sickle cell disease. There is no information in the literature on the activity of CA++, ... -
UTERINE AND GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT RESPONSES TO METHANOLIC EXTRACT OF CROTON PENDULIFLORUS IN LABORATORY MAMMALS
(1999-07)Croton penduliflorus of the family Euphorbiaceae is an important medicinal plant in Southern Nigeria. It has been used extensively as a remedy for several stomach complaints. The plant is also known traditionally to be ... -
THE BIOCHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY OF THE PROTEINS OF SOME LEAFY VEGETABLES OF WESTERN NIGERIA
(1971-08)The nutrient composition of six edible leafy vegetables in Nigeria have been determined, and the effect of the age of the plants and of the season of growth on the nutrient levels have also been determined. The crude ... -
VECTOR COMPETENCE OF NIGERIAN STRAIN OF Aedes aegypti Linn. (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE) FOR RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS.
(1995-02)Studies were carried out to determine the vector competence of Nigerian strain of Aedes aegypti for Rift Valley fever virus. Oral infection was carried out by feeding mosquitoes on (1) viraemic mice and (ii) suspension of ... -
DISPOSITION OF AMODIAQUINE IN EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS
(1988-12)The pharmacokinetics of amodiaquine have been examined in experimental animals (rats and rabbits) using an improved non-selective fluorimetric and more selective high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) methods with ... -
EVALUATION OF EPIDEMIOLOGICAL FACTORS OF MEASLES INFECTION AND SEQUENCE ANALYSIS OF A LOCAL ISOLATE OF THE VIRUS IN NIGERIA
(2000-08)Nigerian isolates of measles virus (MVNG) and its nucleotide sequence have not been compared with those of measles virus (MV) isolates from various parts of the world. This study therefore compared the neutralization ... -
MALARIA PARASITAEMIA AND HUMORAL IMMUNE RESPONSES TO SOME DEFINED PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM ANTIGENS IN NEWBORNS, INFANTS AND ADULT NIGERIANS
(1994-08)A cohort of mothers and their newborns at Igbo-Ora, Oyo state was studied longitudinally for 12 months to determine the incidence of malaria parasitaemia, episodes of clinical malaria and their humoral immune response to ...
