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Tryptophan metabolism in baboons: effect of riboflavin and pyridoxine deficiency
(University of Nairobi, 1975)Adult male baboons were given an adequate artificial diet to appetite or the same diet without riboflavin or pyridoxine; a further group were pair-fed with those on the deficient diets. In baboons deprived of pyridoxine ... -
Tryptophan metabolism in vitamin B6-deficient mice.
(Cambridge, 1990)Vitamin B6 deficiency was induced in mice by maintenance for 4 weeks on a vitamin B6-free diet. Tryptophan metabolism was assessed by determining the urinary excretion of tryptophan metabolites, the metabolism of [14C]tryptophan ... -
Tryptophan-like and humic-like fluorophores are extracellular in groundwater: implications as real-time faecal indicators
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Fluorescent natural organic matter at tryptophan-like (TLF) and humic-like fluorescence (HLF) peaks is associated with the presence and enumeration of faecal indicator bacteria in groundwater. We hypothesise, however, that ... -
The Tsavo elephants
(University of Nairobi, 1966-04)The Ford Foundation has made a grant of £70,000 for research into the elephant problem in the Tsavo National Park in Kenya, which has become acute. In recent years the number of elephants has increased rapidly to some ... -
Tsetse and other biting fly responses to Nzi traps baited with octenol, phenols and acetone
(School of Biological Sciences, 2007)Octenol (1-octen-3-ol), acetone, 4-methylphenol, 3-n-propylphenol, and other potential attractants (human urine, stable fly faeces), as well as guiacol, creosol (potential repellents), were tested as baits for biting flies ... -
Tsetse control and land-use change in Lambwe valley, south-western Kenya
(Department of Range Management, University of Nairobi, 2005-03)For a long time, trypanosomosis, spread by the tsetse fly Glossina, constrained human settlement in the Lambwe Valley, a south-western Kenya rangeland. After lengthy efforts to control tsetse over many years, the valley ... -
Tsetse, wildlife and Land-cover change in Ruma National Park, South-western Kenya
(Department Of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, 2003)Land-cover change in the rangelands can be manifested in different ways, including bush encroachment, increased bare ground, reduced herbaceous biomass, changes in species diversity, and more profoundly, reduced crop ... -
Tuberculin Sensitivity In Kala-azar. Transaction Of The Royal Society Of Tropical Medical And Hygiene
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Tuberculosis
(University of NairobiFaculty of Agriculture, 1981-05) -
Tuberculosis and the HIV epidemic: increasing annual risk of tuberculous infection in Kenya, 1986-1996.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi, 1999-07)OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of the increased incidence of tuberculosis (TB) due to HIV infection on the risk of TB infection in schoolchildren. METHODS: Tuberculin surveys were carried ... -
Tuberculosis in Kibera Slum, Nairobi: A Situational Analysis on Patient‟s Health Seeking Behaviour and Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Private Health care Providers
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Tuberculosis interferon-gamma responses in the breast milk of human immunodeficiency virus infected mothers.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-12)Tuberculosis (TB) cellular immune responses were examined in the breast milk of human immunodeficiency virus infected mothers using the T-SPOT(®). TB interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA). Positive TB interferon-gamma ... -
Tuberculosis of the cervical lymph nodes: clinical studies of children in East Africa.
(Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1970)No abstract available -
Tuberculosis of the nervous system: a clinical, radiological and pathological study of 39 consecutive cases in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1989-03)Thirty-seven consecutive adults and 2 children with tuberculosis of the nervous system were studied. Twenty-eight patients (72%) had intracranial or intraspinal tuberculomas and only 11 patients (28%) had tuberculous ... -
Tuberculosis of the Thoracic Spine Managed by Trans-thoracic Decompression, Rib-grafting and Chemotherapy.
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Tuberculosis preventive therapy in HIV-infected persons: feasibility issues in developing countries
(Department of Medicine. University of Nairobi,, 1999)There is now strong evidence from several randomized controlled trials for the efficacy of preventive therapy in the prevention of tuberculosis in tuberculin skin test positive persons infected with the human immunodeficiencv ... -
Tuberculous meningitis--diagnostic problems.
(Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1979)No abstract available -
Tuberous sclerosis: two case reports.
(University os NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 1978-06) -
Tubo ovarian shistosomiasis presenting as a ruptured ectopic pregnancy
(School of medicine, 1985)This research report studies several biochemical and histochemical aspects of cervical carcinoma and explores their use in follow-up of patients undergoing radiotherapy. Material came from 19 patients with invasive cervical ... -
Tumor Suppressor Activity And Epigenetic Inactivation Of Hepatocyte Growth Factor Activator Inhibitor Type 2/SPINT2 In Papillary And Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma.
(Department of Biochemistry, 2005-06)Following treatment with a demethylating agent, 5 of 11 renal cell carcinoma (RCC) cell lines showed increased expression of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) activator inhibitor type 2 (HAI-2/SPINT2/Bikunin), a Kunitz-type ...
