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An inhibitory effect of prolactin on the response of rat myometrium to cxytocin
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Inhibitory effect of Trypanosoma brucei brucei on Glossina morsitans midgut trypsin in vitro
(The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, KenyaCollege of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1992)The ability of Trypanosoma brucei brucei to inhibit trypsin or trypsin-like enzymes in crude midgut homogenates of Glossina morsitans morsitans was studied in vitro. The isolated parasites caused a concentration-dependent ... -
Inion not a reliable landmark of the torcula in posterior fossa craniotomies
(Ann Afr Surg, 2020-09-15)Background: Sub-occipital craniotomies are used in surgical approaches into the posterior cranial fossa. The inion is used as an extracranial landmark of the torcula in burr hole placement. However, inadvertent damage to ... -
Initial experience with CAPD in patients with HIV infection in a developing country
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1992) -
Initial experiences in open heart surgery
(University of NairobiDepartment of Surgery, 1977)Not Available -
Initial injury care in Nairobi, Kenya: a call for trauma care regionalisation
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Human Anatomy, 2011)OBJECTIVE: To describe the emergency care of injuries at a main city hospital. DESIGN: A prospective study. SETTING: Data were collected between February 1st, 1999 and 30th April, 1999 from the records of the 2000 bed ... -
Initial spatial and temporal distribution/dynamics of pandemic H1N1 influenza virus in Kenya between August 2009 and December 2010
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012) -
The Initiation of a Kikuyu Medicine Man
(Dept. of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Univ. of Nairobi.Dept. of Geography, Virginia Politechnic Inst. and State Umiu. Blacksburg,, 1980)* The field research for this paper was part of a broader project on urban and rural traditional medicine conducted in Kenya in ,1977-1978, supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation, Washington, D. C. We ... -
Initiation of antiretroviral therapy leads to a rapid decline in cervical and vaginal HIV-1 shedding
(2007)Antiretroviral therapy (ART) may decrease HIV-1 infectivity in women by reducing genital HIV-1 shedding. To evaluate the time course and magnitude of decay in cervical and vaginal HIV-1 shedding as women initiate ART. This ... -
Injectable contraceptive use and genital ulcer disease during the early phase of HIV-1 infection increase plasma virus load in women.
(Department of Epidemiology, Medicine, and Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98104-2499, USADepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, 2004)We examined the association between host factors present near the time of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) acquisition and subsequent virus loads, in a prospective cohort study of women in Mombasa, Kenya. Women ... -
Injection osteomyelitis in Children.
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Injuries Of The Maxillofacial Skeleton In Nairobi, Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1983)Analysis of 355 cases with fractures of the mandible indicated that 74.9% of the cases were due to interpersonal violence and 13.8% were caused by road traffic accidents. The men to women ratio was 8.4:1 and 75.5% of the ... -
Injury Outcomes in Elderly Patients Admitted at an Urban African Hospital
(University of Nairobi,Department of Human Anatomy,, 2013)Background: Elderly patients have worse outcomes for similar severity when compared to younger trauma patients. Elderly patients form smaller proportions of the trauma population in the developing world in comparison to ... -
Injury to Presentation Delays Among Musculoskeletal Trauma Patients in Uganda
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2011)Background: Injuries are a common cause of morbidity and mortality in the developing world with road traffic crashes being especially prevalent. Kampala has no organised pre hospital rescue service and this causes delays ... -
Innominate artery occlusion: a case study
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Aim of the study: The aim of this case report is to evaluate carotid duplex and hemodynamic patterns in an asymptomatic male patient with innominate artery occlusion. Innominate artery occlusion is a rare clinical entity ... -
Innovations in drug delivery development: manipulation of steroids and related compounds for contraception
(1994)Advances in science and technology and consequent development of potent drugs and vaccines resulted in dramatic reduction of mortality especially in childhood. With persistent high birth rates, sharp increase in population ... -
Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies
(Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (IMBiV-CONICET), Cátedra deInstituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de los Alimentos (ICTA), FCEFyN-UNC, Avenida Vélez Sarsfield 1611, X5016GCA, Cordoba, ArgentinaSchool of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi,Department of Biological Sciences, Egerton University,, 2011)This work investigated the constituents and the efficacy against Fusarium verticillioides infection and fumonisin production of essential oils of Ocimum basilicum L. and Ocimum gratissimum L. from different locations in ... -
Inositol hexaphosphate increases mucin loss from the digestive tract of ducks.
(Department of Health Sciences, East Tennessse State University, TN, USA, 2012)The effects of different forms of inositol hexaphosphate (IP6, phytate) on mucin excretion from the digestive tract of ducks were investigated. Forty-eight ten-wk-old male ducks were grouped by weight into eight blocks of ... -
Insecticide-Treated Nets in Prevention of Malaria
(Department of Community Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2005)