School of Medicine: Recent submissions
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The effect of Trypanosoma vivax infection on late pregnancy and postpartum return to cyclicity in Boran cattle
(Elsevier, 1996-10-01)A study was designed to examine the effect of infection with Trypanosoma vivax KETRI 2501 on the maintenance of pregnancy and postpartum return to reproductive function in susceptible Galana (n= 6) and trypano-tolerant ... -
The pesticide heptachlor affects steroid hormone secretion in isolated follicular and luteal cells of rat
(Elsevier, 2006-09-01)Heptachlor, a chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticide, suppresses the production of progesterone and estradiol in the female rat in vivo or in isolated ovaries in vitro. In this study the effect of heptachlor on steroid ... -
The oxytocic properties of Luffa cylindrica (L.) M. Roem. and Bidens pilosa L., traditionally used medicinal plants from western Uganda
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2007-12-01)The usage of medicinal plants in childbirth in Uganda is a long standing tradition. Over 80% of Ugandan women have childbirth at home and herbal remedies are administered to complete the process of childbirth. The herbs ... -
Effects of graded doses of the pesticide heptachlor on body weight, mating success, oestrous cycle, gestation length and litter size in laboratory rats
(Pergamon, 1995-05-01)Adult female Sprague-Dawley rats were injected with 5 or 20 mg/kg body weight heptachlor solution every other day for up to 18 days. They were weighed every day and the stage of oestrus determined by vaginal smears. ... -
In vivo and in vitro effects of graded doses of the pesticide heptachlor on female sex steroid hormone production in rats
(Pergamon, 1995-05-01)Adult female Sprague-Dawley rats were injected with corn oil or 5 mg, 20 mg, 25 mg or 30 mg per kg body weight of heptachlor solution every other day for up to 18 days. The rats were killed at the end of the experimental ... -
Changes in the concentrations of testosterone, luteinising hormone and progesterone associated with administration of embelin
(Elsevier, 1991-10-01)The mode of action of embelin, a naturally occurring plant benzoquinone with male fertility regulating potential, was investigated. Sexually mature white New Zealand male rabbits were injected intra-muscularly with ... -
Interaction of benzoquinones with mitochondria interferes with oxidative phosphorylation characteristics
(No longer published by Elsevier, 1990-08-06)Studies with four benzoquinones, viz. juglone, embelin, maesaquinone and maesanin, on rat liver mitochondria oxidative phosphorylation have been carried out. Three of the benzoquinones are uncouplers in the order ... -
Medicinal plants used in the treatment of fungal and bacterial infections in and around Queen Elizabeth Biosphere Reserve, western Uganda
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2008-06-01)In Uganda, bacterial and fungal infections are prevalent especially, the sexually transmitted diseases including HIV/AIDS. Because of low socio-economic empowerment, traditional beliefs and cultural barriers, the ... -
Reduced immune complex binding capacity and increased complement susceptibility of red cells from children with severe malaria-associated anemia
(The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, 2008-03)Plasmodium falciparum malaria causes 1–2 million deaths per year. Most deaths occur as a result of complications such as severe anemia and cerebral malaria (CM)(coma). Red cells of children with severe malaria-associated ... -
Reflections on the first pan‐african conference on biochemistry and molecular biology
(Headington Hill Hall, 1997-07-01)After a couple of years of consultations with leading biochemists/molecular biologists in Africa and from abroad (playing advisory roles), the First Pan-African Conference on Biochemistry and Molecular Biology was ... -
Molecular approaches to parasitology Edited by John C Boothroyd and Richard Komuniecki, pp 560. Wiley‐Liss, New York, 1995.£ 49.95 ISBN 0‐471‐10342‐X (Ha...
Of the currently known 12.5 million organic compounds, about half of them contain heterocyclic systems. Biochemists, of course, know very well the importance of such compounds in all life processes, not to mention the ... -
Progesterone, estradiol and their respective receptors in leiomyoma and adjacent normal myometria of black Kenyan women
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Medical terminology: A programmed text 7th edition: By GL Smith, PE Davis and JT Dennerll. P 500. Delmar, New York. 1995.£ 28.50 ISBN 0‐8273‐6304‐4
(Headington Hill Hall, 1996-01-01)NMR has become one of the most powerful biophysical techniques with a wide range of applications, and yet many regard it as being difficult to understand. This attitude is not confined to undergraduates, although they ... -
Molecular Approaches to Parasitology
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Reproductive toxicology: Edited by Raphael J Witorsch. pp 335. Raven Press, New York. 1995 ISBN 0‐7818‐0225‐9
(Headington Hill Hall, 1995-07-01)This volume incorporates material on stilbenes, bibenzyls, phenanthrene, their 9, 10- derivatives, and related plant products (similar in biosynthesis to fiavonoids), all derived from cinnamic acid and malonyl-CoA. The ... -
Experimental kwashiokor and obesity
(1991)Obesity and kwashiorkor syndrome were experimentally simulated in sprague dawley weaning rats to investigate the changes in energy metabolism and relative organ body weight ratios during over nutrition and under ... -
Interaction of benzoquinones with mitochondria interferes with oxidative phosphorylation characteristics
(University of Nairobi, 1990)Studies with four benzoquinones, viz. juglone, embelin, maesaquinone and maesanin, on rat liver mitochondria oxidative phosphorylation have been carried out. Three of the benzoquinones are uncouplers in the order ... -
Pitting of malaria parasites and spherocyte formation
(Pub Med Central, 2006-07-31)BACKGROUND: A high prevalence of spherocytes was detected in blood smears of children enrolled in a case control study conducted in the malaria holoendemic Lake Victoria basin. It was speculated that the spherocytes ...