We investigated the effects of dietary fat saturation on very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) production in guinea pigs fed semipurified diets containing 15% (w/w) fat, either corn oil (CO, 58% linoleic acid), lard (LA, 42% oleic and 24% palmitic acids) or palm kernel oil (PK, 52% lauric and 18% myristic acids) for 4 weeks. Animals were given an intravenous injection of Triton WR 1339 to block V...

Studies in this Laboratory with isotope-labeled compounds have given no evidence for the synthesis of ergothioneine by the rat, chicken, guinea pig, or human (1). On the other hand Heath and coworkers (2) have concluded from similar experiments that the boar does synthesize ergothioneine. We now report the results of studies on a young pig, in which we find no evidence for ergothioneine synthes...

A t1ial was conducted to establish pyridoxine requirement of broilersfed on jJractical ration, in which 8 duplicate groups of 25 commercial broiler chicks werefed guinea corn-palm kernel meal based diet supplemented with graded levels ofPy1idoxine (4.5,5.0,5.5,6.0,7.0,7.5 and 8.0 mg/hgfeed) from day-one to 42 days. Data on feed utilisation, nutrient retention and carcass characteristics showed ...

Radiolitid rudists belonging to the genera Bournonia FISCHER, Biradiolites D’ORBIGNY and Thyrastylon CHUBB are abundant in the Upper Maastrichtian, Titanosarcolites Limestones (Guinea Corn Formation and other formations) of Jamaica. Although there is a large literature on these Jamaican forms (e.g., WHITFIELD, 1897; TRECHMANN, 1924; CHUBB, 1956, 1967, 1971), little information on their microstr...

or maize given in addition to laboratory stock diet showed a high degree of protection against experimental ulceration following indomethacin administration. A higher degree of protection was shown when the rats were fed with the mixture of the four cereals and laboratory stock diet. The tubers did not offer protection, while a mixture of beans and millet, Guinea-corn, unpolished rice, and maiz...

Plant-parasitic nematodes attack is an important problem on crop production worldwide. Meloidogyne javanica a potentially damaging pest of several crops. Laboratory studies were conducted to examine the effect supernatant liquid from synthesis silver nanoparticles with agricultural wastes survival and hatching juveniles eggs. The experiment consisted five treatments (carbofuran, corn cobs, rice...

Introduction: In the present study, the prophylactic effect of vitamin C, as a potent anti-oxidant, on tracheal responsiveness to methacholine and ovalbumin, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid white blood cell (WBC) count and differential count, and also lung pathology in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) -guinea pigs (cigarette exposed guinea pigs) were examined. In addition, the relax...

In a previous report (Oyenuga & Opeke, 1957) the nutritional and economic importance, real and potential, of cassava root (Manihot utilissima Pohl) to man and in livestock production in Nigeria was stressed. Cassava is not only the most widely grown vegetable in Nigeria (it accounted for nearly 50% of the total root crops produced in the country in I ~ ~ o I ) , it is also the most productive f...

Chromosomal patterns of experimental animals are useful tools for cytogenetics research and animal breeding. Chromosome investigations of the hairless guinea pig are rare, therefore, karyotype of hairless guinea pigs (twelve male and female) was studied using metaphase spreads of bone marrows and G banding techniques. The chromosomes diploid number was 2n= 64 and polymorphism of three type chro...

Objective(s): To study the c-Kit expression in the gallbladder of cholesterol lithogenic guinea pig model and the effect of Artemisia capillaris Thunb on interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs). Materials and Methods:A total of 45 guinea pigs were randomly assigned into three groups: the control group (guinea pigs fed a standard diet, normal group); the model group (guinea pigs fed a cholesterol gal...