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Decreased circulating macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) protein and blood mononuclear cell MIF transcripts in children with Plasmodium falciparum malaria
(Unibersity of Nairobi., 2006-05)
Plasmodium falciparum malaria remains one of the most frequently lethal diseases affecting children in sub-Saharan Africa, yet the immune mediators that regulate pathogenesis are only partially defined. Since macrophage ...
Genetic diversity of two selected antigen loci in Babesia gibsoni Asian genotype obtained from Japan and Jeju island of South Korea
(2009)
Previous reports have shown that the secreted antigen 1 of Babesia gibsoni (BgSA1) and the thrombospondin-related adhesive protein of B. gibsoni (BgTRAP) are promising diagnostic reagents and vaccine candidates. Therefore, ...
Real-time PCR for quantification of eleven individual Fusarium species in cereals
(2009)
Contamination of cereals with Fusarium species is one of the major sources of mycotoxins in food and feed. Quantification of biomass of Fusarium species is essential to understand the interactions of individual species in ...
Challenges and Opportunities in Livestock Marketing in Kenya under the current economic and market realities
(University of Nairobi,, 2007)
The role of tendon elasticity in the locomotion of the camel (Camelus dromedarius)
(University of Nairobi, 2009-08-20)
Several ofthe distal leg muscles ofcamels have very short or even rudimentary muscle fibres. This makes it possible to calculate the elastic extensions of tendons that occur in running, from the leg positions observed in ...
The digestive physiology of three East African herbivores: the elephant, rhinoceros and hippopotamus
(University of Nairobi, 2009-08-20)
Studies were conducted to compare structural and physiological differences in the digestive functions of three species of large ungulates; the elephant (Loxodonta africana), the Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) and the ...
Agri-SMEs in action. Lessons for the entrepreneurial poor.
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
No abstract available
Camel Husbandry. A practical guide to Camel husbandry. Immediate Communications, Ltd. Nairobi
(University of Nairobi,, 2006)
Causes, management and prevention of neonatal mortality in farm animals in ASALs in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
No abstract available