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Characterisation of immune responses in vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus Aethiops) following vaccination with leishmania donovani antigen
(1995)
Visceral leishmaniasis is a severe systemic human disease which is always fatal
if left untreated. The treatment is however expensive, painful and has
unpleasant side effects as repeated courses or a change of drugs is ...
Phaseolus Vulgaris Nodulating Rhizobia In Some Kenyan Soils
(University of Nairobi, 1995)
Root nodules from bean plants and soil samples were
collected from several sites in farms located in Kiambu, Nakuru,
and Nyamira districts. In addition soil only was collected from
the botanical garden in Chiromo campus ...
Pathophysiological effects of a DNA virus infection on the host tsetse fly glossina morsitans centralis (Diptera: Glossinidae)
(1995)
Pathology of the Tsetse DNA virus and the effects of the infection on the
physiology of the fly were studied in Glossina m. centralis flies artificially inoculated
with the virus homogenate during the third instar larval ...
Nitrogen metabolism in the ostrich, (Struthio Camelus)
(1995)
The thriving of the ostrich in an otherwise very
harsh environment has been an intriguing question to many
people. The objective of this study was to find out some
of the physiological explanations to this question.
Some ...
A comparative analysis between in vitro and in vivo generated insect forms of Trypanosoma Congolense
(1995)
Biological processes, such as the cell-division, differentiation and development,
are driven by changes in gene expression. It is therefore important to examine the
molecular processes involved in the differentiation and ...
Evaluation of physiological and behavioural resistance to permethrin and its cross-resistance spectrum in anopheles mosquitoes from Western Kenya
(1995)
Anopheles gambiae sensu lato and Anopheles funestus were collected
from villages with permethrin impregnated bednets or curtains (0.5gm/m2
),
villages with no intervention measures and from the Ahero Rice irrigation
Scheme ...
The ecology of ciliated protozoa in an alkaline-saline lake, lake Nakuru, Kenya
(1995)
Abundance, biomass and production of planktonic ciliates in Lake Nakuru were
estimated between June, 1993 to January, 1994. Lake Nakuru had high abundances of
a cyanobacterium (Spirulina platensisy, flagellates, algae ...