Department of Physiology Staff Publications

Heteromorpha trifoliata (Dombwe) accelerates acetic acid-induced peptic ulcers: A preliminary study in the rat

Osim, E. E.; Maredza, T.; Prasada-Rao, P. V. V; Nhandara, B.; Adeyanju, B.; Duri, Z. J. (University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 1999)

Objectives: To investigate the effect of H. trifoliata on: (a) acetic acid-induced ulcers, (b) food intake, (c) water intake, (d) weight gain, (e) gastric acid secretion in rats. Design: Comparative study. Setting: Laboratory. ...
Body fluid shifts in soldiers after a jogging/walking exercise in the heat: effects of water and electrolyte solution on rehydration

Mudambo, S.M.T.; Reynolds, N. (University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2001)

Objectives: To examine the relationships between dehydration and body fluid shifts and the effects of ingesting water or oral rehydration solution or no fluid during and after exercise in the heat [mean (SE)] temperature, ...
Effects of different frequencies of loading on healing in partial rupture of the achilles tendon in a rat model

Mkumbuzi, N.S.; Chinyanga, H.M.; Wood, W.; Mudambo, S.K.T.; Gova, M. (University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2015)

Objective: To determine the histological effects of different frequencies of loading in a healing Achilles tendon following partial rupture. Design: Experimental laboratory study. Setting: University of Zimbabwe, Department ...