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Escape mechanisms after antiangiogenic treatment, or why are the tumors growing again?
(University of Nairobi,, 2011)
Inhibitors of angiogenesis and radiation induce compensatory changes in the tumor vasculature both during and after cessation of treatment. In numerous preclinical studies, angiogenesis inhibitors were shown to be efficient ...
Ethnobotanical study of anthelmintic and other medicinal plants traditionally used in Loitoktok district of Kenya
(2011)
Aim of the study: The objective of the study was to investigate and document the utilization of medicinal
(with emphasis on anthelmintic) plants by the people of Loitoktok district in Kenya for the management
of both ...
The perfect drought? Constraints limiting Kalahari agro-pastoral communities from coping and adapting
(Academic Journals, 2011-03)
Rural Kalahari agro-pastoral communities of Southern Africa have been exposed to drought shocks
throughout history and have adapted their livelihoods accordingly. Yet, drought continues to disrupt or
threaten to disrupt ...
Stimulating smallholder investment in sustainable land management: Overcoming market, policy and institutional challenges
(University of Nairobi,, 2011)
Prevalence and intensity of Paracamallanus species infection in farmed and wild catfish
(2011)
total of 108 randomly selected farmed and wild Clarias gariepinus (catfish) obtained from the upper Tana river basin were examined for intestinal helminthes between July 2007 and April 2008. Over fifty two per cent (52.8 ...
Prevalence of microbial contaminants in dairy concentrates in Nairobi peri-urban area
(2011)
The presence of harmful pathogens and toxins in animal
feeds is an important aspect of feed quality and has
implications to animal and human health as well as the environment. To assess the distribution and levels of ...
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
The population patterns of eggs, larvae and puparia in the bean plants and leaf punctures made by adults were investigated during cropping (March–July and October–January) and noncropping (July–October) seasons at two sites ...
Isolation rates and antimicrobial sensitivity patterns of bovine mastitis pathogens in peri-urban area of Nairobi, Kabete, Kenya
(2011)
A retrospective study was carried out to determine the prevalence and antimicrobial
sensitivity to commonly occurring bovine mastitis pathogens in the peri-urban
area of Nairobi between 1994 and 2004. Samples were mainly ...
In vitro and acute in vivo toxicity of the aqueous and chloroformic extracts of Rapanea melanophloeos (L) Mez
(2011)
This study was conducted to generate a toxicological profile of Rapanea melanophloeos, a medicinal plant widely utilized in traditional medicine to treat helminthiasis,using brine shrimp (Artemia salina) and Sprague Dawley ...
Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157 in beef carcasses in slaughter houses in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2011-09-15)