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Acrylamide Intake in Nairobi Kenya:A case of French Fries Consumers
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Among the safety concerns in fried potato products are the levels of acrylamide. High intake of acrylamide has been linked to carcinogenicity in animals and it remains a suspect human carcinogen. The current study was ... -
Actinobacillus seminis as a cause of ram infertility in Kenya. Small Ruminant Research J., 21: 227 - 231.
(University of Nairobi, 1996)No abstract available -
Actinomyces pyogenes mastitis.
(University of Nairobi, 1992)Seasonal incidence, antibiotic sensitivity and associated bacteria were studied for 50 cases of A. pyogenes mastitis during 1983-89. No seasonal pattern was observed. Resistance to sulfonamide and nitrofuran was observed, ... -
Actinomycosis involving soft and bony tissue in swine
(University of Nairobi.Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1970-09) -
Activation of micro, delta or kappa opioid receptors by DAMGO, DPDPE, U-50488 or U-69593 respectively causes antinociception in the formalin test in the naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber).
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Physiology, 2009-02)Data available on the role of the opioid systems of the naked mole-rat in nociception is scanty and unique compared to that of other rodents. In the current study, the effect of DAMGO, DPDPE and U-50488 and U-69593 on ... -
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Activity of buparvaquone against Theileria cervi in white-tailed deer.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 1991-01)Buparvaquone, a naphthoquinone with known efficacy against Theileria parva parva in cattle, was tested for activity against Theileria cervi piroplasms in both an in vitro culture system and in vivo in experimentally infected ... -
Actors impeding tea production in smallholder sub-sector of the Kenya tea industry: I. Green leaf supply.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural Economics, 2000)In Kenya, the quantity of tea produced by the smallholder tea subsector per unit area has been consistently lower than that produced by the estates subsector. In 1998, for example, the average smallholder production per ... -
Acute and sub-chronic effects of purified cathinone from khat (Catha edulis) on behavioural profiles in vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops).
(University of Nairobi, 2013-10)We investigated the cumulative effects of cathinone on behavioural alterations in single-caged vervet monkeys. Fourteen adult vervets were divided into tests (12 animals) and controls (2 animals), and exposed to escalating ... -
Acute Borehole Poisoning in Livestock in Kargi, Marsabit, Kenya: A Case Report
(University of Nairobi, 2014)In January in the year 2000, sudden deaths of an estimated 7,000 heads of livestock occurred following drinking of water from a Government managed borehole in Kargi settlement, Marsabit District. The incidence was investigated ... -
Acute Cellulitis As A Complication Of Foot Rot In Cattle
(University of NairobiDepartment of Clinica Studies, 1987) -
Acute fatal fascioliasis in sheep in Kinangop division in Nyandarua District of Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of veterinary Pathology, microbiology & parasitology, 1995) -
Acute Oral Toxicity and Anti-inflammatory and Analgesic Effects of Aqueous and Methanolic Stem Bark Extracts of Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach.)
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Inflammation and pain are devastating conditions characterizing many diseases. Their manifestation ranges from mild body discomfort, to a debilitating experience, which may culminate in organ failure or death. In conventional ... -
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Due to Babesiosis in a Dog: Case Report
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 2011)Abstract: A case of acute respiratory distress syndrome due to babesiosis is reported in a 5 years old male Japanese sptiz. The patient was noticed to have developed sudden dyspnoea. The main presenting clinical signs ... -
Acute Toxicity of a Recently Identified Phenol-based Synthetic Tsetse Fly Repellent
(Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 2005)This paper reports on the acute toxicity of a new phenol based synthetic tsetse fly repellent recently identified at the International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (patent No. Ke 00185, 2004). The repellent has ... -
Acute toxicity of maytansine in F344 rats.
(1977)The toxicity of maytansine given by sc administration was studied in 5-week-old mald F344 rats. The LD50 (14-day) was 0.48 mg/kg. A dose response to drug administration was indicated by body weight changes and diarrhea. A ... -
Acute Toxicity of Nicandra physaloides (L) Gaertn in Cattle and Mice
(Department of clinical studies, 2009)Nicandra physaloides (L) Gaertn (Solanaceae), commonly known as the ‘apple of Peru’ is widely associated with livestock poisoning. The clinical signs associated with its poisoning in ruminants appear within 6 hours of ... -
Acute toxicity of pyrethrins in Red Masai sheep and New Zealand White rabbits
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Acute toxicity studies of Catharanthus roseus aqueous extract in male Wistar rats
(Kabubii, Z. N., Mbaria, J. M., & Mbaabu, M. (2015). Acute toxicity studies of Catharanthus roseus aqueous extract in male Wistar rats. African Journal of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 4(4). Pp. 130-134, 2015-10)Background: The knowledge of the healing virtues of Catharanthus roseus and a host of other medicinal plants has been in existence since ancient times. Catharanthus roseus is traditionally used more commonly as anti-diabetic ...