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Survey of pigeonpea production systems, utilization and marketing in semi-arid lands of Kenya
(2001)
In order to assess the status of pigconpca (Cajanus cajon (L.) Millsp.) production in KenY;1, two surveys were carried out in Mac~lIeni and Mhecre Districts in arcus representative or the main agro-ccological pigcoupca ...
Cloning, Expression, and Characterization of Babesia gibsoni Dihydrofolate Reductase-Thymidylate Synthase: Inhibitory Effect of Antifolates on Its Catalytic Activity and Parasite Proliferation
(2008)
Dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase (DHFR-TS) is a well-validated antifolate drug target in certain pathogenic apicomplexans, but not in the genus Babesia, including Babesia gibsoni. Therefore, we isolated, cloned, ...
Uses and management of ximenia americana, olacaceae in semi-arid East Shewa, Ethiopia
(2012)
Wild edible plants are crucial resources with multipurpose uses and indigenous people have ethnobotanical knowledge of their use and management. Ximenia americana L., is among the preferred multipurpose use wild edible ...
A salt lake extremophile, Paracoccus bogoriensis sp.nov., efficiently produces xanthophyll carotenoids
(2009)
A Gram-negative obligate alkaliphilic bacterium (BOG6T) that secretes carotenoids was isolated from the outflow of Lake Bogoria hot spring located in the Kenyan Rift Valley. The bacterium is motile by means of a polar ...
In vitro study of the effects of khat (Catha edulis Forsk) extract on isolated mouse interstitial cells
(2007)
Isolated mouse interstitial cells were incubated with different concentrations of khat (Catha edulis) extract (0.06 mg/ml, 0.6 mg/ml, 6 mg/ml, 30 mg/ml and 60 mg/ml) and cell viability as well as testosterone concentration ...
In vivo Antimalarial activity, Toxicity and Phytochemical Screening of Selected Antimalarial Plants
(2013)
Organic and water extracts of four medicinal plants used for the treatment of malaria in
traditional health systems of Msambweni people in Kenya were tested for antimalarial activity against Plasmodium berghei and brine ...
Factors associated with the occurrence of claw disorders in dairy cows under smallholder production systems in urban and peri-urban areas of Nairobi, Kenya
(2008)
A cross-sectional study was carried out between December 2005 and June 2006 in smallholder dairy farms within and around Nairobi, Kenya to determine risk factors associated with the occurrence of claw disorders in dairy ...
Transepithelial potential in the Magadi tilapia, a fish living
(2005)
We investigated the transepithelial potential
(TEP) and its responses to changes in the external medium in
Alcolapia grahami, a small cichlid fish living in Lake
Magadi, Kenya. Magadi water is extremely alkaline
(pH = ...
Evaluation of the efficacy of aqueous extracts of albiziaanthelmintica and maerua edulis against the nematode heligmosomoides polygyrus infections in mice.
(2005)
Anthelmintic activity of the water extracts ofAlbizia
anthelmintica bark and Maerua_edulis root was
evaluated in mice thathad been experimentally
infected with the intestinal nematode
Heligmosomoides polygyrus. The ...
Evaluation of the Bioactivity of some Traditional Medicinal Plants using the Brine Shrimp Lethality Test
(2004)
The purpose of this experiment was to evaluate
the bioactivity of extracts of Chrysanthemum
cinerariaefolium Vis., Albizia anthelmintica A.
Broqn, Maerua edulis (Gilg) De Wolf, Maerua
subcordata (Gilg &Bened) De Wolf ...