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Identification and isolation of three acetylcholinesterase inactivating fractions in the venom of Dendroaspis angusticeps.
(University of Nairobi, 1982)
Three fractions were isolated from the venom of Dendroaspis angusticeps by column chromatography on CM-Sephadex C-25. All the three fractions were shown to possess acetylcholinesterase inhibiting activity. The toxicity of ...
A 3-year follow-up study of Norethisterone Oenanthate in Nairobi, Kenya
(1982)
A prospective study of the use of the injectable contraceptive Norethisterone Oenanthate (NET-OEN) is presented using 96 subjects attending the Family Welfare Centre at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. 54 ...
Esophageal Varices In Nairobi, Kenya: A Study Of 68 Cases
(University of Nairobi, 1982)
Sixty-eight patients with proven esophageal varices wer studied at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. Of these patients, 29.4% had schistosomal portal hypertension, 22.1% cirrhosis and only 8.8% extrahepatic portal ...
Effects of plant density and phosphate levels on growth, yield and yield components of field beans phaseolus vulgaris l.
(1982)
Field bean (Phaseolusvulgaris)grown mainly for its
protein rich dry bean seeds, is the most important
legume and the second most important crop in Kenya.
Bean yields have been shown to be increased by
phosphate fertilizers ...
A newly found jet in North Kenya (Turkana Channel)
(University of Nairobi, 1982-11)
On the basis of recent pilot balloon observations which have become available in northern Kenya, it is shown that there exists a strong southeasterly low-level jet in the Turkana Channel which separates the Ethiopian ...
Factors affecting the simultaneous determination of cooper, lead, cadmium and zinc concentrations in human head hair using different pulse anodic stripping voltametry method.
(1982)
Conditions of analyses of copper, lead, cadmium and zinc content in human hair using differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry (DPASV) and hanging mercury drop electrode (HMDE) have been established. Sample digestion ...
The stability of adrenaline ophthalmic solutions on sterilization and storage
(University of Nairobi., 1982-09)
The stability of adrenaline ophthalmic solutions, at pH 5.8 and 7.4, to sterilization and storage conditions has been studied. Solutions sterilized by filtration or heating at 98 degrees C for 30 min showed no detectable ...
Chronic Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) In Kenyan Africans.
(1982-08)
Forty-two African patients with chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) seen at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya between June 1975 and June 1981 were used in this study. The disease appears to behave ...
Pyrexia in response to Rhipicephalus appendiculatus infestation in calves.
(University of Nairobi, 1982)
Calves in Kenya free from tick-borne diseases were treated prophylactically against tick-borne diseases with 40% (w/v) injections of oxytetracycline and phenamidine isothionate and infested twice by adults of Rhipicephalus ...
Ontogeny Of Water Snake Foraging Ecology
(University of Nairobi,, 1982)
Using an index of relative importance we analyzed the stomach contents of over 300
water snakes (Nerodia spp.). Ontogenetic changes in prey consumption are most striking in Nerodia
erythrogaster (number with food in gut ...