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First pass hepatic metabolism of cyclophosphamide [proceedings].
(1979)Cyclophosphamide itself has no alkylating activity and does not posses cytostatic effect in vitro. In vivo it undergoes activation initially by hepatic micr-somal mixed function oxidase to a number of alkylating metabolites ... -
The first renal transplant in Kenya.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 1980-06) -
The first ten years of heart surgery in Kenya--aspirations, dilemmas and possibilities.
(Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi,, 1992)This paper looks at the beginnings of cardiac surgery in Kenya with relevant clinical data as well as the overall historical background to various cardiovascular operations which preceded formal establishment of the Thoracic ... -
The first ten years of heart surgery in Kenya–aspirations, dilemmas and possibilities.
(University of Nairobi,Department of and surgery,, 1992)This paper looks at the beginnings of cardiac surgery in Kenya with relevant clinical data as well as the overall historical background to various cardiovascular operations which preceded formal establishment of the Thoracic ... -
The First Ten Years of Open Heart Surgery - Dilemmas, Tribulations and Possibilities
(University of Nairobi,School of Medicine, 1992)This paper looks at the beginnings of cardiac surgery in Kenya with relevant clinical data as well as the overall historical background to various cardiovascular operations which preceded formal establishment of the Thoracic ... -
The First Ten Years of Open Heart Surgery - Dilemmas, Tribulations and Possibilities
(University of Nairobi,Department of surgery,, 1992)This paper looks at the beginnings of cardiac surgery in Kenya with relevant clinical data as well as the overall historical background to various cardiovascular operations which preceded formal establishment of the Thoracic ... -
The First Ten Years of Open Heart Surgery - Dilemmas, Tribulations and Possibilities
(University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 1992)This paper looks at the beginnings of cardiac surgery in Kenya with relevant clinical data as well as the overall historical background to various cardiovascular operations which preceded formal establishment of the Thoracic ... -
First trimester prenatal diagnosis of lysosomal storage disease. Study of alpha-L-fucosidase isoenzyme patterns in fetal and maternal tissue.
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1987)The normal range of activities of 6 lysosomal enzymes was determined in extracts of chorionic villi samples obtained by a rigid forceps in the first trimester of pregnancy. These activities were compared to those in villi ... -
First World Congress on Trophoblast Neoplasms
(University of Nairobi, 1984)Circulating immune complex (CIC) levels were measured by a polyethylene glycol turbidity assay in patients with molar pregnancy to investigate the relationship between CIC and trophoblastic tumor burden. At the time of ... -
First-in-Human Evaluation of the Safety and Immunogenicity of an Intranasally Administered Replication-Competent Sendai Virus-Vectored HIV Type 1 Gag Vaccine: Induction of Potent T-Cell or Antibody Responses in Prime-Boost Regimens.
(2017-01-01)We report the first-in-human safety and immunogenicity assessment of a prototype intranasally administered, replication-competent Sendai virus (SeV)-vectored, human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) vaccine. METHO ... -
First-pass metabolism of oxamniquine: a quantitative study in the rabbit
(University of Nairobi.School of Pharmacy, 1986) -
Fistulae complications in Burkitts lymphoma therapy. The challenges: 2 case reports
(University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences,, 2008) -
Fitness and nutrition policy in developing nations: Kenya's example.
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A five-country evaluation of a point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen urine assay for the prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni.
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, 2013-03)We evaluated a commercial point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen (POC-CCA) test for assessing Schistosoma mansoni infection prevalence in areas at risk. Overall, 4,405 school-age children in Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, ... -
Fleroxacin in the treatment of chancroid: an open study in men seropositive or seronegative for the human immunodeficiency virus type 1.
(WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Sexually Transmitted DiseasesUniversity of Nairobi, Kenya, 1993)Fleroxacin was prescribed to treat both HIV-negative and HIV-positive men with proven chancroid in an open study. HIV-negative men were treated with a single 400-mg dose of fleroxacin, and HIV-positive men were treated ... -
A flexible joint modeling framework for longitudinal and time-to-event data with overdispersion.
(Sage PublicationsCollege of Health Sciences, 2013)We combine conjugate and normal random effects in a joint model for outcomes, at least one of which is non-Gaussian, with particular emphasis on cases in which one of the outcomes is of survival type. Conjugate random ... -
Florid Periapical Cemento-Osseous Dysplasia.
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1993) -
Fluoride acquisition on and in fluorotic human enamel after topical application in vitro
(1993)The uptake of alkali soluble and alkali insoluble fluoride on and in fluorotic enamel was investigated in vitro. Teeth from Kenya, assigned score 3 in accordance with Thylstrup-Fejerskov's fluorosis index, were used. The ... -
Fluoride and abrasive content in commonly used dentifrices on the Kenyan market.
(nya Medical Research Institute, Medical Research Centre, Nairobi., 1993)About one decade ago, a heated debate on the appropriateness of fluoride dentifrices in Kenya culminated in the introduction of no-fluoride brands. Analysis of dentifrices that were available on the market in 1989/1990 ... -
Fluoride content and intake by infants and toddlers from commercial infant formulae and cereals in Kenya.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Paediatric Dentistry / Orthodontics, 1989)