by Senok, Abiola Catherine. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 206-236). / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.ii / LIST OF ABSTRACTS AND PRESENTATIONS --- p.iv / ABSTRACT --- p.viii / INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES --- p.1 / Chapter SECTION ONE : --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.8 / Chapter CHAPTER 1 : --- THE MALARIA PARASITE --- p.8 / Chapter CHAPTER 2 : --- RED CELL PHYSIOLOGY --- p.19 / Chapter CHAPTER 3 : --- THE THALASSAEMIAS --- p.27 / Chapter CHAPTER 4 : --- PROTECTION AGAINST MALARIA IN THALASSAEMIA: THE EVIDENCE --- p.32 / Chapter CHAPTER 5 : --- POSSIBLE MECHANISMS INVOLVED IN THE PROTECTION AGAINST MALARIA IN THALASSAEMIC RBC --- p.40 / Chapter SECTION TWO : --- RED CELL FRACTIONATION --- p.48 / Chapter CHAPTER 6 : --- COMPARISON OF FRACTIONATION TECHNIQUES --- p.48 / Chapter CHAPTER 7 : --- PERCOLL SEPARATION OF THALASSAEMIC RBC --- p.63 / Chapter SECTION THREE : --- INHIBITION OF P. FALCIPARUM ACTIVITY IN THALASSAEMIC RBC --- p.79 / Chapter CHAPTER 8 : --- IN VITRO CULTURE OF P. FALCIPARUM --- p.79 / Chapter CHAPTER 9 : --- PARASITE GROWTH IN THALASSAEMIC RBC --- p.92 / Chapter SECTION FOUR : --- OXIDATIVE STRESS AS A PROTECTIVE MECHANISM --- p.127 / Chapter CHAPTER 10 : --- ASSESMENT OF SENSITIVITY TO OXIDATIVE STRESS --- p.127 / Chapter CHAPTER 11 : --- EFFECT OF OXIDANT MODULATING AGENTS ON PARASITE ACTIVITY --- p.143 / Chapter SECTION FIVE : --- ULTRASTRUCTURE OF MALARIA PARASITES IN THALASSAEMIC RBC --- p.180 / Chapter CHAPTER12 --- p.180 / Chapter SECTION SIX : --- FUTURE WORK AND CONCLUSION --- p.202 / Chapter CHAPTER13 --- p.202 / REFERENCES --- p.205
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_321677 |
| Date | January 1996 |
| Contributors | Senok, Abiola Catherine., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Medical Sciences. |
| Publisher | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, x, 236 leaves : ill. (some mounted) ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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