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Vaccinia-like pox virus indentified in a horse with a skin disease
(University of Nairobi, 1974)
With the aid of the electron microscope, virions were seen in biopsy samples, scabs and skin scrapings obtained from a horse with a skin condition which resembled viral papular dermatitis. Similar virus particles were ...
Potassium fixation in some Kenyan soils.
(University of Nairobi, 1979)
Potassium fixation was measured for 13 Kenyan soils with a range of applied potassium (0 to 1000 mg kg-1). The fixed potassium was measured, and hence is defined in this study, by the difference between the amount of applied ...
Antibodies to rhinotracheitis virus in cattle in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1972)
Gel diffusion and neutralization tests were carried out on 1025 adult cattle at the Athi River abattoir. Of the 384 cattle positive in the gel diffusion test, 79 were also positive in the neutralization test at titres of ...
Truth and Belief
(University of Nairobi, 1975)
Evidence for neurosecretory substance in neurons in the small intestine of dogs
(University of Nairobi, 1976)
Paraffin-embedded sections from the small intestine of the dog were stained for neurosecretory substance by various methods. Neurons in the submucous plexus show distinct violet granules, indicating the presence of ...
New Australopithecus femora from East Rudolf, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1973)
New fossil femora attributed to Australopithecus from East Rudolf, Kenya, form the basis for a three-dimensional reconstruction of a complete femur. The reconstruction and the known fossils are compared with the femora of ...
The effect of sodium and sulphur supplements and the cyanide potential of Sorghum almum on the growth of Corriedale lambs in East Africa
(University of Nairobi, 1977)
In 1975 Corriedale lambs, av. wt. 23 kg, were fed on S. almum (containing 0.14% S and 0.01 % Na) + 1.2 or 1.6 g S/day + 0 or 2.3 g Na/day + 0 or 1.95 g K/day. Another group were fed on Kikuyu grass/Bermuda grass + 0 or 2.3 ...
The effects of aorto-iliac operations on sexual function in the male and a re-emphasis on possible preventive techniques.
(1979)
Patients undergoing aorto-iliac operations frequently suffer severe physical and psychological problems as a consequence of postoperative sexual disability. In an attempt to reduce this symptom complex, careful preoperative ...
Retrospective study of carcinoma of the esophagus in Kenya.
(1978)
A clinical, radiological, histological, and geographical study of carcinoma of the esophagus in Kenya is reported. It was found that this cancer is diagnosed more often in males than in females, with a ration of 8:1 (Kenya ...
Shield making in Western Kenya
(1971)
The Precambrian Kisii Series in Western Kenya is unmetamorphosed and contains andesites, rhyolites, quartzites and basalts. The basalts, for which a minimum K-Ar age of 930 My is cited, were sampled at 15 sites, and after ...