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Nutrients and antinutrients composition of raw, cooked and sun-dried sweet potato leaves
(2011)
Traditional indigenous vegetables are the most economically efficient source of micronutrients in terms of both land required and production costs per unit. Promotion of production and consumption of such micronutrient-rich ...
Effect of Amaranthus hybridus on the immunity of laboratory white albino rats
(2013)
This study determined the role of A. hybrids in boosting the immunity of female albino rats in the laboratory. They were
randomly assigned to four groups, A to D and followed for 16 weeks during which groups A to C had ...
Oestradiol And Progesterone Receptor Concentrations And The Metabolism Of Oestrogen In Uterine Leiomyomata.
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
The contents of progesterone and oestrogen, and their respective receptors in uterine leiomyomata and adjacent normal myometrial tissue in indigenous black women in Kenya were studied. A random selection of twenty women ...
Effect of Thidiazuron, NAA and BAP on in vitro propagation of Alstroemeria aurantiaca cv. Rosita from shoot tip explants
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
The objective of the study was to evaluate the potency of Thidiazuron (TDZ) as a
plant growth regulator when compared to combined auxin (NAA) and cytokinin
(BAP) in evoking morphogenic responses from Alstroemeria aurantiaca ...
Overview on urban and peri-urban agriculture: definition, impact on human health, constraints and policy issues
(2007-11)
To collate and synthesize current knowledge of components of urban agriculture (UA) with a thematic emphasis on human health impact and a geographic emphasis on East Africa.
Data management followed a structured ...
Decrease in VEGF expression induces intussusceptive vascular pruning
(University of Nairobi,, 2011)
OBJECTIVE:
The concept of vascular pruning, the "cuting-off" of vessels, is gaining importance due to expansion of angio-modulating therapies. The proangiogenic effects of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) are ...
Early testicular response to intraperitoneal administration of ethane dimethanesulphonate (EDS) in the goat (Capra hircus).
(2001)
Early morphological changes in the goat testis after a single intraperitoneal injection of ethane dimethanesulphonate (EDS) were investigated using both light and electron microscopy. The compound was administered at two ...
Host range determination of tsetse fly Glossina morsitans submorsitans by bloodmeal analysis in the upper Didessa River valley (Western Ethiopia)
(2001-12)
Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) was employed to determine the rate of digestion of blood proteins ingested by teneral and non-teneral laboratory reared Glossina morsitans morsitans at different time intervals ...