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Circulating proteins and iron status in blood as indicators of the mutritional status of 10- to 12-year-old Bolivian boys
(Int. J. Sports Med., 1994)
Abstract.
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the nutritional status of children based on anthropometric measurements, biochemical indicators of protein energy malnutrition as well as hematological variables. ...
Leishmanicidal and trypanocidal activities of Bolivian medicinal plants
(Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 1994)
Abstract.
Cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis are endemic diseases in South America, especially in the subandean areas of the humid lowlands of Bolivia. Fourteen plants used topically in folk medicine to treat ...
Apparent trend to domesticity observed in Panstrongylus Rufotuberculatus champion, 1899 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in Bolivia
(Research and Reviews in Parasitology, 1994)
ABSTRACT. The recent collection of nymphal instars of Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus Champion, 1899 (Hemiptera:Reduviidae)from a domestic habitat in Bolivia draws attention to the behaviour of this sylvatic triatomine ...
The activity of 2-substituted quinoline alkaloids in BALB/c mice infected with Leishmanis donovani
(Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 1994)
Abstract.
Potent antileishmanial activity has recently been described in vivo when certain 2-substituted quinoline alkaloids are administered to mice with cutaneous leishmaniasis. We now report the ahtileishmanial activity ...
Clinical healing of antimony-resistant cutaneous or mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis following the combined administration of interferon-γ and pentavalent antimonials compounds
(Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1994)
Abstract.
In an open trial, longer courses of pentavalent antimonials (Sbˇ) at sub-optimal doses (10 mg/kg body weight), in association with recombinant human interferon-γ (IFN-γ) (100 µg/m2 of body surface area) were ...
Antimalarial activity of cedronin
(Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 1994)
Abstract.
Cedronin was isolated from Simaba cedron Planchon (Simaroubaceae), a species popularly believed in South America to have antimalarial properties. It was examined for in vitro and in vivo antimalarial activities ...
The importance of socioeconomic and nutritional conditions rather than altitude on the physical growth of prepubertal Andean highland boys
(Annals of Human Biology, 1994)
Summary.
The aim of this work was to study the effect of hypoxic stress on the physical growth of prepubertal Bolivian boys (10-11.5 years of age) of the same socioeconomic and nutritional conditions. The subjects consisted ...
Total lung capacity in young highlanders of Aymara ancestry
(American Journal of Physical Anthroplogy, 1994)
ABSTRACT.
Total lung capacity (TLC) and its components, including residual volume (RV) and vital capacity (VC), are described in a sample of 164 male and 143 female youths of Aymara ancestry (10.0-19.9 years) who were ...
Habitual physical activity in 10- to 12-year-old Bolivian boys : the relation between altitude and socioeconomic status
(J. Sports Med., 1994)
Abstract.
This study describes habitual physical activity (HPA) of Bolivian boys living at different altitudes and form different socioeconomic status. The boys were living at high altitude (HA) in La Paz (4000 m) and at ...
Effect of chronic hypoxia and socioeconomic status on the maximal oxygen uptake of 10- to 12-year-old Bolivian boys
(J. Sports Med., 1994)
Abstract.
The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of altitude and socioeconomic status on the maximal oxygen uptake (VO₂max) of prepubertal Bolivian boys. The subjects were 143 prepubertal boys (10 to 11.5 years ...