Sex: Male

Education:

  • University of the Philippines, Manila, M. D., 1955
  • Harvard University, USA, M. P. H. (Nutrition), 1967

Field of Specialization:

Tantengco, V.O., (1958 Ja - Mr) Skinfold measurements versus degree of overweight in the assessment of obesity Acta Medica Philippina Volume 14, No. 13

Tantengco, V.O. ET. AL. , (1959 Mr ) Effect of glycine and other amino acids on rat proteinuria Federation Proceedings Volume 18, No. 1

Tantengco, V.O., (1959 Ap-Je ) Weights of apparently well Filipino infants Acta Medica Philippina Volume 15, No. 4

Tantengco, V.O., (1960 Ap ) Amino Acids and Proteinuria Americal Journal of Nutrition Volume 70, No. 4

Tantengco, V.O. ET. AL., (1960 Mr) Effects of repeated urinary excretion test on B12 absorption and excretion in rats Federation Proceedings Volume 19, No. 1

Tantengco, V.O., (1961 N - D) Effect of repeated urinary excretion tests of vitamin B12 and coenzyme in rats American Journal of New Drugs Volume 1, No. 6

Tantengco, V.O. ET. AL., (1962 Mr) Effect of folic acid deficiency on absorption of Co60 labelled vitamin B12 by rats American Journal of Clinical Investigation Volume 4, No. 3

Tantengco, V.O., (1963 F ) Intracellular distribution of vitamin B12 and B12 co-enzyme (5, 6 dimethylbenzimidazole cobamide) in normal and injured rat liver Journal of the Philippine Medical Association Volume 39, No. 2

Tantengco, V.O., (1963 S) Measures of obesity and their relation to hypertension Journal of the Philippine Medical Association Volume 39, No. 9

Tantengco, V.O. ET. AL., ( 1964 O - D) Effect of disease, hospital care and household diet on hemoglobin and plasma vitamin B12 levels Philippine Journal of Nutrition Volume 17, No. 4

Tantengco, V.O., (1965 Ja ) Hepatic uptake of intravenously administered vitamin B12 intrinsic factor complex followinig carbon tetrachloride injury Philippine Journal of Medical Association Volume 41, No. 1

Tantengco, V.O., (1965 Ja ) Serum vitamin B12 levels in various types of liver disease Journal of the Philippine Medical Association Volume 41, No. 1

Tantengco, V.O., (1965 Ja ) Studies on vitamin B12 metabolism following liver injury Journal of the Philippine Medical Association Volume 41, No. 1

Tantengco, V.O., (1966 Jl - S) Effects of L-triidothyronine, nicotinic acid and ascorbic acid on electrophoretic patterns of serum lipoproteins in cockerels Acta Medica Philippina Volume 3, No. 1

Tantengco, V.O. ET. AL., ( 1966 Jl - S) Effects of nicotinic acid, ascorbic acid and L-triiodothyronine on serum and liver cholesterol level Acta Medica Philippina Volume 3, No. 1

Tantengco, V.O., (1968 Ja - Mr) Effect of vitamin B6 deficiency on the urinary excretion of protein nitrogen during pregnancy in rats Acta Medica Philippina Volume 4, No. 3

Tantengco, V.O., (1969 O - D) Excretion of some water-soluble vitamins among pediatric cases in the Philippine General Hospital Acta Medica Philippina Volume 6, No. 2

Tantengco, V.O., (1971 Jl ) Effect of nutrition and illness on the growth and development of Filipino children (0-4 years) in rural setting Journal of the Philippine Medical Association Volume 47, No. 7

Tantengco, V.O., (1971 Jl ) Folic acid and bleeding during pregnancy among Filipinos Journal of the Philippine Medical Association Volume 47, No. 7

Tantengco, V.O., (1971 Jl) Serum and red cell folate activity in Filipino school children with hookworm anemia Journal of the Philippine Medical Association Volume 47, No. 7

Tantengco, V.O., (1971 Jl ) Effect of nutrition and illness on the growth and development of Filipino children (0-4 years) in rural setting Journal of the Philippine Medical Association Volume 47, No. 7

Tantengco, V.O., (1971 Jl ) Folic acid and bleeding during pregnancy among Filipinos Journal of the Philippine Medical Association Volume 47, No. 7

Tantengco, V.O., (1971 Jl ) Serum and red cell folate activity in Filipino school children with hookworm anemia Journal of the Philippine Medical Association Volume 47, No. 7

Awards:

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, 1958
  • Honorary Staff Member, Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, 1959
  • Research Award (3rd Prize), ABBOTT-PMA Laboratory, 1964
  • Research Award (3rd Prize), ABBOTT-PMA Laboratory, 1971
  • Research Award (2nd Prize), ABBOTT-PMA Laboratory, 1971