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Hepatic changes induced by Schrebera alata (Hochst): a preliminary report on the toxicology of II kau kawa.
(University of Nairobi, 1976-06)
Schrebera alata is a deciduous fuel tree from which the Samburu people in Northern Kenya obtain bark for medicinal purposes. A pharmacologically active principle that produces analgesic effects can be extracted from the ...
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 ...
Red-blood-cell potassium and hand-grip strength in healthy elderly people.
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1976-02)
Red-blood-cell potassium has been measured using a simplified technique on 292 geriatric patients. The measurement was found useful in reflecting changes in potassium status whereas serum potassium was unhelpful.
Nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide-linked "malic" enzyme in flight muscle of the tse-tse fly (Glossina) and other insects.
(University of Nairobi,, 1976-11)
1.. A high activity of NAD-linked "malic" enzyme was found in homogenates of flight muscle of different species of tse-tse fly (Glossina). The activity was the same as, or higher than, that of malate dehydrogenase and more ...
Biochemical and electrophoretic studies of erythrocyte pyridoxine kinase in white and black Americans.
(1976)
The mean PNK activity in red blood cells from black subjects was only about 40% of that in whites. Among 51 whites examined, one was found to have enzyme deficiency. The estimated gene frequencies for PNKH (the common ...
Mechanism of action of Jameson's mamba venom on the superior cervical ganglion of cat
(1976)
Dendroaspis jamesoni snake venom administered intra-arterially into the superior cervical ganglion, inhibits contraction of the cat nictitating membrane to supramaximal electrical stimulation of preganglionic nerve, when ...
UItrastructure of Blood Platelets In Cattle with East Coast Fever
(University of Nairobi, 1976)
Fasciola gigantica Cobbold 1856 in the snail
(University of Nairobi, 1976)
The development of Fasciola gigantica from miracidial penetration to the 85th day was observed in experimentally infected Lymnaea natalensis reared and kept in a laboratory in Kenya at ambient temperature. Contrary to ...
Erythrocyte glutathione metabolism in cobalt-deficient goats.
(University of Nairobi,, 1976)
Cobalt deficiency was produced in goats by feeding them rhode grass hay. The deficient animals excreted increased amounts of methyl malonic acid in their urine, indicating a lack of vitamin B12. Erythrocyte reduced glutathione ...