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Reaction of Potato Cultivars to Natural Infestation of Late Blight Caused by Phytophthora infestans in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
The late blight resistance and yield characteristics of 32 potato genotypes were studied at KARI-Tigoni between 2006 and 2007 under natural late blight inoculums pressure. Foliar late blight resistance was assessed on the ...
Vitamin A deficiency among Kenyan children as detected by conjunctival impression cytology
(2003)
To determine the prevalence of Xerophthalmia among Kenyan children aged four to seven years in high risk using Conjuctival Impression Cytology and transfer.
DESIGN:
A cross sectional community based study.
SETTING:
Mathare ...
Loss of imprinting in colorectal cancer linked to hypomethylation of H19 and IGF2
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2002)
Epigenetic alterations in human cancers include global DNA hypomethylation,gene hypomethylation and promoter hypermethylation, and loss of imprinting (LOI) of the insulin-like growth factor-II gene (IGF2). A mechanism for ...
Babesia gibsoni: Identification of an immunodominant, interspersed repeat antigen
(2008)
In this report, an immunodominant antigen called BgIRA from Babesia gibsoni is identified and described. A highly repetitive antigen was screened from a cDNA library. The genomic BgIRA gene exists as single cope gene and ...
HIV-1 Testing In Pregnancy: Acceptability And Correlates Of Return For Test Results
(University of Nairobi, 2000-07)
Independent effects of nevirapine prophylaxis and HIV-1 RNA suppression in breast milk on early perinatal HIV-1 transmission.
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2007)
The mechanism of action of single-dose nevirapine on reducing mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 may involve reduction of maternal HIV-1 or prophylaxis of infants.
METHODS:
In a study that randomized pregnant mothers ...
Prevalence and Magnitude of HIV-1-specific Lymphocyte Responses in Breast Milk from HIV-1 Seropositive Women. J Infect Dis. 2003:188:1
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
No abstract available
Opportunities And Challenges Of China-africa Aid Relations
(University of Nairobi, 2009)