Search Results - "Odhiambo, F."
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Intravaginal lactic Acid bacteria modulated local and systemic immune responses and lowered the incidence of uterine infections in periparturient dairy cows
Published in PloS one (28-04-2015)“…The objective of this investigation was to evaluate whether intravaginal infusion of a lactic acid bacteria (LAB) cocktail around parturition could influence…”
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A Review of Maternal Nutrition during Pregnancy and Impact on the Offspring through Development: Evidence from Animal Models of Over- and Undernutrition
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health (22-09-2020)“…Similarities in offspring phenotype due to maternal under- or over-nutrition during gestation have been observed in studies conducted at University of Wyoming…”
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Maternal obesity in the ewe increases cardiac ventricular expression of glucocorticoid receptors, proinflammatory cytokines and fibrosis in adult male offspring
Published in PloS one (21-12-2017)“…Obesity during human pregnancy predisposes offspring to obesity and cardiovascular disease in postnatal life. In a sheep model of maternal…”
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Maternal obesity programs reduced leptin signaling in the pituitary and altered GH/IGF1 axis function leading to increased adiposity in adult sheep offspring
Published in PloS one (03-08-2017)“…Studies in rodents highlight a role for leptin in stimulation of pituitary growth hormone (GH) secretion, with an impact on body composition regulation. We…”
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Sperm proteasomes degrade sperm receptor on the egg zona pellucida during mammalian fertilization
Published in PloS one (23-02-2011)“…Despite decades of research, the mechanism by which the fertilizing spermatozoon penetrates the mammalian vitelline membrane, the zona pellucida (ZP) remains…”
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Alcohol use, drunkenness and tobacco smoking in rural western Kenya
Published in Tropical medicine & international health (01-04-2013)“…Objectives To describe the prevalence of smoking and alcohol use and abuse in an impoverished rural region of western Kenya. Methods Picked from a…”
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Impact of Sustained Use of Insecticide-Treated Bednets on Malaria Vector Species Distribution and Culicine Mosquitoes
Published in Journal of medical entomology (01-03-2006)“…Abstract Insecticide-treated bednets (ITNs) significantly reduce malaria vector populations. Susceptibility to ITNs differs by vector species, and culicine…”
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Impact of Sustained Use of Insecticide-Treated Bednets on Malaria Vector Species Distribution and Culicine Mosquitoes
Published in Journal of medical entomology (01-03-2006)“…Insecticide-treated bednets (ITNs) significantly reduce malaria vector populations. Susceptibility to ITNs differs by vector species, and culicine mosquitoes…”
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Intravaginal administration of lactic acid bacteria modulated the incidence of purulent vaginal discharges, plasma haptoglobin concentrations, and milk production in dairy cows
Published in Research in veterinary science (01-04-2014)“…This investigation studied the effects of intravaginal administration of a mixture of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) on the incidence of purulent vaginal…”
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What are the most sensitive and specific sign and symptom combinations for influenza in patients hospitalized with acute respiratory illness? Results from western Kenya, January 2007—July 2010
Published in Epidemiology and infection (01-01-2013)“…Influenza causes severe illness and deaths, and global surveillance systems use different clinical case definitions to identify patients for diagnostic…”
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In-vivo efficacy of amodiaquine-artesunate in children with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in western Kenya
Published in Tropical medicine & international health (01-03-2009)“…To assess the efficacy of amodiaquine-artesunate in an area with high chloroquine resistance in western Kenya. Twenty-eight day in-vivo efficacy trial of…”
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Ubiquitin-activating enzyme (UBA1) is required for sperm capacitation, acrosomal exocytosis and sperm-egg coat penetration during porcine fertilization
Published in International journal of andrology (01-04-2012)“…Summary Protein ubiquitination is a stable, covalent post‐translational modification that alters protein activity and/or targets proteins for proteolysis by…”
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Effect of weaning regimen on energy profiles and reproductive performance of beef cows
Published in Journal of animal science (01-07-2009)“…The effect of shifting calf-weaning age on profiles of energy status (BW, BCS, and rib and rump fat) and reproductive performance of beef cows was evaluated in…”
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Increased conception rates in beef cattle inseminated with nanopurified bull semen
Published in Biology of reproduction (01-10-2014)“…Aberrant sperm phenotypes coincide with the expression of unique sperm surface determinants that can be probed by objective, biomarker-based semen analysis and…”
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The effect of health care worker training on the use of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnancy in rural western Kenya
Published in Tropical medicine & international health (01-08-2007)“…Summary Background In 1998, Kenya adopted intermittent preventive treatment (IPTp) with sulphadoxine‐pyrimethamine (SP) for malaria prevention during…”
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Multigenerational impact of maternal overnutrition/obesity in the sheep on the neonatal leptin surge in granddaughters
Published in International Journal of Obesity (01-04-2015)“…Background/objectives: We have reported that maternal overnutrition/obesity (OB) in sheep resulting from feeding 150% of National Research Council (NRC)…”
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Effect of weaning regimen on energy profiles and reproductive performance of beef cows1
Published in Journal of animal science (01-07-2009)“…The effect of shifting calf-weaning age on profiles of energy status (BW, BCS, and rib and rump fat) and reproductive performance of beef cows was evaluated in…”
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Effects of maternal obesity in an ovine model on metabolic outcomes in F2 adults and F3 neonates
Published in Domestic animal endocrinology (01-07-2021)“…•Maternal obesity programs diminishing metabolic phenotypes over 3 generations.•Gestation exposes latent phenotypes in second generation offspring of obese…”
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Rapid Communication: Reduced maternal nutrition during early- to mid-gestation elevates newborn lamb plasma cortisol concentrations and eliminates the neonatal leptin surge
Published in Journal of animal science (29-06-2018)“…Abstract Human epidemiological and animal studies show that maternal nutrient reduction (MNR) and maternal overnutrition/obesity (MO) alter fetal growth and…”
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Maternal obesity in sheep impairs foetal hepatic mitochondrial respiratory chain capacity
Published in European journal of clinical investigation (01-02-2021)“…Background Changes in the nutritional environment in utero induced by maternal obesity (MO) lead to foetal metabolic dysfunction predisposing offspring to…”
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