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Meat supplementation increases arm muscle area in Kenyan schoolchildren.
(Fielding School of Public Health, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USADepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of NairobiUniversity of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USADavid Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USASchool of Rural Public Health, College Station, TX, USAMax Rubner-Institut, Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, Karlsruhe, GermanyCollege of Health and Human Services, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA, 2013)The present study examines the effect of animal-source-food (ASF) intake on arm muscle area growth as part of a larger study examining causal links between ASF intake, growth rate, physical activity, cognitive function and ... -
Mebendazole: a preliminary study comparing its efficacy against hookworm with pyrantel pamoate (Combantrin) and bephenium hydroxynaphthoate (Alcopar) in patients at Kenyatta National Hospital
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1982) -
Mechanical and infectious complications of central venous catheterizations in a tertiary-level intensive care unit in northern India
(University of Nairobi,Department of Psychiatry, 2012-07)BACKGROUND: Central venous catheters (CVC) are associated with mechanical, infectious and thrombotic complications. AIMS: To study (a) the incidence of mechanical and infectious complications of CVC insertions and ... -
Mechanism of action of cathinone: the active ingredient of khat (catha edulis)
(2000)Objective: To review the current understanding of the mechanism of action of cathinone, the active ingredient of khat. Data source: Published experimental studies on the nature and action and effect of cathinone on the ... -
Mechanism of action of Jameson's mamba venom on the superior cervical ganglion of cat
(Department of Biochemistry, University of Nairobi, 1976)Dendroaspis jamesoni snake venom administered intra-arterially into the superior cervical ganglion, inhibits contraction of the cat nictitating membrane to supramaximal electrical stimulation of preganglionic nerve, when ... -
Mechanism of anemia in schistosoma mansoni-infected school children in Western Kenya
(School of Public Health, 2012-11)A better understanding of the mechanism of anemia associated with Schistosoma mansoni infection might provide useful information on how treatment programs are implemented to minimize schistosomiasis-associated morbidity ... -
Mechanism of cation binding to the glutamate transporter EAAC1 probed with mutation of the conserved amino acid residue Thr101.
(2010)The glutamate transporter excitatory amino acid carrier 1 (EAAC1) catalyzes the co-transport of three Na(+) ions, one H(+) ion, and one glutamate molecule into the cell, in exchange for one K(+) ion. Na(+) binding to the ... -
Mechanism of neuromuscular blocking effect of the venom of Dendroaspis angusticeps. Identification of pre-and post-synaptic fractions isolated by column chromatography
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Mechanisms associated with maternal adverse childhood experiences on offspring's mental health in Nairobi informal settlements: a mediational model testing approach.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)BACKGROUND: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) is a significant public health and social welfare problem in low-and middle income countries (LMICs). However, most ACEs research is based on developed countries, and ... -
Mechanisms behind hepatitis B virus persistence: the search continues
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1998) -
Mechanisms of CD4+ T lymphocyte cell death in human immunodeficiency virus infection and AIDS.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medical Microbiology, 2003-07)AIDS, caused by the retroviruses human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and type 2 (HIV-1 and HIV-2), has reached pandemic proportions. Therefore, it is critical to understand how HIV causes AIDS so that appropriate therapies ... -
Mechanisms of centrally induced vasodepressor response in cats after lateral ventricular administration of whole venom of Dendroaspis angusticeps - Part I
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1982) -
Mechanisms of centrally induced vasodepressor response in cats after lateral ventricular administration of whole venom of Dendroaspis angusticeps - Part I
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1982)No abstract available -
Median age at menopause in a rural population of western Kenya.
(1997)This was a cross sectional descriptive study to discuss the median age of menopause in a rural area of Western Kenya. The broad objective of the study was to describe the demographic and biophysical characteristics of the ... -
Mediastinitis and sepsis syndrome following intubation
(Department of Anaesthesia, Leeds General Infirmary, 1994)A patient developed sepsis syndrome with shock 7 h after an anaesthetic for a shoulder replacement. Tracheal intubation had been difficult and required the use of a stylet and gum-elastic bougies. A gastrografin swallow ... -
Medical and nursing students' intentions to work abroad or in rural areas: a cross-sectional survey in Asia and Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Objective To assess medical and nursing students’ intentions to migrate abroad or practice in rural areas. Methods We surveyed 3199 first- and final-year medical and nursing students at 16 premier government ... -
Medical and surgical management of intracerebral hemorrhage.
(Division of Neurosurgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46202-5124, USA, 1998)Intracerebral hemorrhage accounts for about 10% of all strokes. The diagnosis of this stroke subtype has been revolutionized by the use the computed tomography scanner. Therapeutic intervention in the form of medical and ... -
Medical care in a tropical national reference and teaching hospital: outline study of cost-effectivenees
(1978)During a 28-day prospective audit the cost-effectiveness of treatment in three types of medical wards in a large tropical teaching hospital was assessed. Patients with chronic diseases such as rheumatic heart disease were ...