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In vivo antimalarial effects and acute toxicity of selected plant extracts used in Msambweni District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
One of the immediate challenges that Africa is facing in the fight against malaria is spread of the
parasite's drug resistance. As a result of this trend, Kenya among other endemic sub-Saharan
countries would have to ...
In vivo antimalarial activity, toxicity and phytochemical screening of aqueous and organic extracts of selected antimalarial plants in Msambweni district, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Malaria continues to kill over a million people each year, with more than 90% of these
casesfound in sub-Saharan Africa. In many populations affected by malaria, conventional drugs
areoften unaffordable or inaccessible, ...
Antimalarial Activity, Acute Toxicity And Phytochemical Investigations Of Plant Extracts From Four Plants In Kenyan Biodiversity
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Malaria is a major and constant public health problem in the world, especially in developing
countries. In Kenya, more than half of the population is exposed to malaria with minimal
opportunities for treatment. This is ...
Transfecting Plasmodium berghei with the Plasmodium falciparum thiazole kinase gene
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
As current antimalarial drugs become progressively ineffective due to parasite resistance
there is need to develop and pursue new therapeutic strategies. Parasite-specific metabolic
pathways promise to make an ideal ...