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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 ... -
INDIRECT ESTIMATES OF MATERNAL MORTALITY IN MOKOLA AREA, IBADAN
(2010-04)Most developing countries including Nigeria do not have effective systems for complete registration of births, deaths and other vital events from which data can be generated for the direct estimates of maternal mortality. ... -
INFANT FEEDING PRACTICE IN OYO TOWN IMPLICATION FOR HEALTH EDUCATION
(1992-10)Malnutrition is very prevalent among the children from age 0-5 years, most especially in the developing countries such as Nigeria. Hence the need to address ourselves to finding ways of overcoming this problem. The study ... -
INFLUENCE OF AGE, SEX AND NUTRIENT INTAKE ON BONE DENSITY OF RURAL NIGERIAN ADULTS
(1992-06)The influence of age sex, and nutrient intake on bone density was determined in 97 rural adult Nigerians (65 males and 32 females). Bone density indices were calculated from measurements on radiographs of the second ... -
THE INFLUENCE OF CHLOROQUINE PHOSPHATE ON MALE REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTIONS
(1991-09)The influence of Chloroquine phosphate on Male reproductive functions in the adult and pre-pubertal rats was studied. Chloroquine phosphate dissolved in distilled water was administered intraperitoneally daily to the rats ... -
INFLUENCE OF FREE RADICAL -MEDIATED MEMBRANE DAMAGE ON ERYTHROCYTE Ca²⁺-HOMEOSTASIS IN CERTAIN PATHOLOGICAL STATES
(1990-11)The possible nature of toxic oxygen from radical species generated in vivo under pathological conditions as well as the relationship between oxygen free radicals and/or lipid peroxidation and the abnormal regulation of ... -
INFLUENCE OF HEALTH EDUCATION ON UPTAKE AND USE OF FREELY DISTRIBUTED INSECTICIDE TREATED NETS AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN AKINYELE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGERIA
(2013-01)ln Nigeria, malaria remains a threat to pregnancy outcomes, Despite the demonstrated effectiveness of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITN) in reducing malaria burden in pregnancy, its use among Nigerian pregnant women is still ... -
INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL CONNECTEDNESS ON PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS' SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR IN IBADAN NORTH EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE.
(2014-02)Parental Connectedness (PC), a social and emotional bond between parents and their children, influences the sexual behaviour of adolescents worldwide. In Nigeria, the effect of PC on the Sexual Behaviour (SB) of secondary ... -
INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL ACTIVITY ON ELDERLY (AGED 65+) SURVIVAL IN IDIKAN, IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA
(2012-06)There was a dearth of information on the relationship between social activities and survival of Nigerians at older age. This study provides some knowledge on the influence of social activity on the longevity of some ... -
INHIBITION OF HUMAN HAEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATION BY FLAVONOIDS CONTAINING METHANOLIC EXTRACTS OF THE LEAF OF Cnestis ferruginea
(2002-10)Protein glycosylation by a sugar adduction, an oxidative process is exemplified by the glycosylation of haemoglobin A. The objective of this study, therefore, is to assess the influence of the leaf extracts of Cnestis ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
INTERACTION OF PROSTAGLANDIN E2(PGE2) WITH NORADRENARINE AND ITS ANTAGONISTS IN THE ISOLATED MESSENTRIC ARTERY OF RAT
(1980-07)The effect of PG32, PGF2a- and PGI2, on vasoconstriction induced by different mechanisms was studied in the isolated rat mesenteric artery as described by McGregor (1965). Vasoconstriction was induced by mechanisms involving ... -
INTERMITTENT PREVENTIVE TREATMENT FOR MALARIA AND PREGNANCY OUTCOME AMONG PARTURIENT WOMEN AT ADEOYO MATERNITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2013-11)Malaria control programmes rely on the Antenatal Clinic (ANC) for the delivery of Intermittent Preventive Treatment in pregnancy (IPTp). The IPTp with Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) is an effective strategy to reduce ... -
INTERVENING IN SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DIMENSIONS OF TROPICAL DISEASES CONTROL AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN-AN EXTRAL CURRICULA APPROACH
(1986-11)Despite the remarkable advances in medical science over the years, millions of people in the developing world are still suffering from parasitic diseases which severely impede their social economic development. Among these ... -
INTESTINAL HAEMODYNAMICS AND GLUCOSE UPTAKE FOLLOWING HEXOSES ADMINISTRATION IN DOGS
(2012-04)An increase in blood glucose levels has been reported to induce a rise in Intestinal Glucose Uptake (IGU) through reduction in Intestinal Vascular Resistance (IVR) and increase in Intestinal Blood Flow (IBF). However, ... -
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 ... -
AN INVESTIGATION OF MECHANISM OF AMPICOGULANT ACTION OF AFLATOXIN IN SOME ANIMAL SPECIES
(1970-06)It has been reported that aflatoxin B₁ isolated from foodstuff contaminated with a toxin strain of Aspergillus Flavus produces in rats a lesion similar to the “sweet clover disease”. Biochemical, Kinetic and microscopic ... -
INVESTIGATIONS INTO CHANGES IN PLATELET FUNCTION IN EXPERIMENTAL MALARIA
(1985-08)In this thesis the problem of haemostatic disorders with particular reference to platelet dysfunction in experimental malaria models has been examined. In the Swiss albino mouse model infected with Plasmodium berghei (P. ... -
THE ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PORCINE ERYTHROCYTE Ca2+ - ADENOCINE TRIPHOSPHATASE
(1985-10)The Ca2+- pumping adenosine triphosphatase, Ca2+-ATPase, (ATP phosphohydrolase, EC 3.6.1.3), was purified from porcine erythrocyte membranes by calmodulin affinity chromatography in the presence of phosphatidylcholine and ...