Chapter ONE

1.0     Introduction

1.1     Aim of Study

Chapter TWO

2.0     Literature review

2.1     Coconut oil

2.1.1 Health benefits

2.2     Polysaturated fatty acid

2.3     Respiratory Electron Transport Chain

2.4     Sodium-Potassium ATPase (Na+– K+ATPase)

2.5     Mitochondria

2.6     Protein Undernutrition

2.6.1 Mild and moderate malnutrition

2.7     Liver

2.7.1 Synthesis

2.7.2     Liver disease

2.7.3     Fetal blood supply

Chapter THREE

3.0     Materials and Methods

3.1     Materials

3.1.1 Chemicals and reagents

3.2     Methods

3.2.1 Animal managements

3.2.2 Feed composition

3.2.3     Body weight determination

3.2.4     Animal sacrifice

3.2.5     Determination of parameters

3.3       Determination of synaptosomal Na+-K+ ATPase activity

3.4     Protein determination

Chapter FOUR

4.0     Results

Chapter FIVE

5.0     Discussion, Conclusion and Recommendation

5.1     Discussion

5.2     Conclusion

5.3     Recommendation

References

Appendix

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1 – The growth curve for normal and protein undernourished rat fed with diet containing coconut oil

Figure 2 – The activities of sodium potassium ATPase in normal and protein undernourished rat

 LIST OF TABLES

Table 1 – Animal group

Table 3- Showing organ weight to body weight ratio and feed

Consumption

  ABBREVIATION

ADP/ATP   Adenosine 5-diphosphate/ Adenosine 5 triphosphate

Na+             Sodium

BSA           Bovine serum albumin

CuSO4              Copper sulphate

EPA           Environmental protection agency

ETC           Electron transport chain

HCN           Hydrogen cyanide

K+                         Potassium

LP               Low protein

Na2CO3           Sodium carbonate

NaOH         Sodium hydroxide

NP             Normal protein

PU             Protein undernutrition