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Drought in Eastern Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2003-11)
Training of Trainers workshop on content development for e-learning
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
No abstract.
Human endogenous retrovirus-R (ERV 3) env-like antigens expressed in baboon testes and epididymides
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2003)
Background: A substantial component of the vertebrate genome comprise of retrovirusrelated sequences named as endogenous retroviruses (ERVs). The role of these ERVrelated sequences in the biological processes of the host ...
Population pharmacokinetics of intramuscular gentamicin administered to young infants with suspected severe sepsis in Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 2003-07)
AIMS:
To determine the population pharmacokinetics of intramuscular (i.m.) gentamicin in African infants with suspected severe sepsis.
METHODS:
Samples were withdrawn 1 h after a single i.m. injection of 8 mg x kg(-1) ...
Analysis of post-mortem diagnosis of bovine cysticercosis in Kenyan cattle
(2003)
A total of 55 cattle divided into two groups of experimentally (n =30) and naturally (n = 25) infected animals were used to study the reliability of meat inspection methods in Kenya. Total dissection method was used ...
Application of immunoaffinity chromatography and enzyme immunoassay in rapid detection of aflatoxin B1 in chicken liver tissues
(University of Nairobi., 2003-04)
Existing physicochemical analytical methods for the determination of aflatoxins in animal tissues are expensive, cumbersome, and hazardous. To offer an alternative to these methods, a novel and highly sensitive immunochemical ...
Pharmacokinetics and clinical effects of phenytoin and fosphenytoin in children with severe malaria and status epilepticus
(University of Nairobi., 2003-07)
AIMS:
Status epilepticus is common in children with severe falciparum malaria and is associated with poor outcome. Phenytoin is often used to control status epilepticus, but its water-soluble prodrug, fosphenytoin, may ...
Linkage and mapping analysis of a non-susceptibility gene to densovirus (nsd-2) in the silkworm, Bombyx mori.
(University of Nairobi, 2003-04)
Nonsusceptibility to Bombyx mori densovirus type 2 (BmDNV-2) is controlled by a recessive non-susceptibility gene, nsd-2 (non-susceptibility to DNV-2) in B. mori. Taking advantage of a lack of crossing over in females, ...