Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) by Title
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Neurotoxicity behavior of cassava cyanogens analogs in sulfur amino acid (SAA) deficiency diet.
(University of Nairobi, 2011)No abstract available -
Neurotoxicity in relation to tropical peripheral neuropathy: a re-appraisal.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1981) -
Neurotoxicity of antimalarial drugs: a systematic review
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Neutralization escape variants of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 are transmitted from mother to infant
(University of Nairobi.Division of Human Biology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, USADepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, Univeristy of Nairobi, Kenya, 2006-01)Maternal passive immunity typically plays a critical role in protecting infants from new infections; however, the specific contribution of neutralizing antibodies in limiting mother-to-child transmission of human ... -
Neutralizing antibody escape during HIV-1 mother-to-child transmission involves conformational masking of distal epitopes in envelope.
(Department of paediatrics, University of Nairobi, 2012-09)HIV-1 variants transmitted to infants are often resistant to maternal neutralizing antibodies (NAbs), suggesting that they have escaped maternal NAb pressure. To define the molecular basis of NAb escape that contributes ... -
The neutralizing capacity and sodium content of antacid brands on the Kenyan market
(1995)Seventeen brands of antacid products available on the Kenya market were investigated for their acid neutralising capacity and sodium content Thirteen tablet products gave neutralising capacity per tablet of between 4.7 to ... -
Neutrophil dynamics and death in postchernotherapy septic neutropenia.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 2009) -
Never say die: survival signaling in large granular lymphocyte leukemia
(Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, Hershey, PA, USA, 2009)Large granular lymphocyte (LGL) leukemia is a rare disorder of mature cytotoxic T or natural killer cells. Large granular lymphocyte leukemia is characterized by the accumulation of cytotoxic cells in blood and infiltration ... -
Nevirapine resistance in previously nevirapine-unexposed HIV-1 infected Kenyan infants initiating early antiretroviral therapy.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Nevirapine (NVP) resistance occurs frequently in infants following NVP use in prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) regimens. However, among previously NVP-unexposed infants treated with NVP-ART, the development ... -
Nevirapine-associated hepatotoxicity was not predicted by CD4 count ≥250 cells/μL among women in Zambia, Thailand and Kenya.
(Department of Medicine, 2010-11)OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to determine risk factors for developing severe hepatotoxicity (grade 3 or 4 hepatotoxicity) and rash-associated hepatotoxicity (rash with ≥ grade 2 hepatotoxicity) among women ... -
Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome:
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1994)Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (NBCCS) is characterized by the development of multiple jaw keratocysts, frequently beginning in the second decade of life, and/or basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) usually from the third ... -
New and old agents in diarrhea; a prospective study of an indigenous adult African population.
(University of Nairobi, 1978)In Nairobi, Kenya, 77 adults with acute diarrhoea were studied in an attempt to determine the major pathogens responsible. Amoebic dysentery was not seen although haemagglutination-inhibition tests for invasive Entamoeba ... -
A new antiplasmodial coumarin from Toddalia asiatica roots
(a Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, University of NairobiDepartment of Crystallography, Birkbeck College, University of London, 2000)A new antiplasmodial coumarin, 5,7-dimethoxy-8-(3'-hydroxy-3'methyl-l'-butene)¬coumarin (1), has been isolated from the roots of Toddalia asiatica. This finding supports the traditional use of this plant for the treatment ... -
New approach in training in East Africa: vitreo-retinal surgery from 2000 to 2007 in Kenya.
(Department of Ophthalmology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2010)No abstract available. -
New Australopithecines from East Rudolf, Kenya. II.
(Department of Anatomy, University Of Nairobi, 1972)Eleven new specimens of fossil hominids from the Plio-Pleistocene sediments of Lake Rudolf, Kenya, are described. They include the following: two left mandibular bodies; parts of two right mandibular bodies; a massive ... -
New Australopithecus femora from East Rudolf, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1973)New fossil femora attributed to Australopithecus from East Rudolf, Kenya, form the basis for a three-dimensional reconstruction of a complete femur. The reconstruction and the known fossils are compared with the femora of ... -
New blindness incidents in Württemberg-Hohenzollern
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi, 1997-03)Blindness causes human suffering and high social costs. Preventive measures are necessary. Virtually all blind people are registered with the social services. Data from these institutions may help in (long-term) planning ... -
A new cardiotonic agent from Ajuga remota Benth (Labiatae)
(University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 1984)n/a -
A New Class of Spermidine-Derived Alkaloids
(2003)Four new alkaloids, dovyalicins A−D, were isolated from Dovyalis macrocalyx. Their structures were established by two-dimensional COSY, NOESY, HSQC, and HMBC NMR experiments as well as chiroptical methods. The compounds, ... -
A new colorimetric method for the assay of the serum glyoxalase system
(Department of Biochemistry, University of Nairobi, 1974)