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Proceedings: The thymic hormone and cellular immunity.
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Proconvulsant effect of khat (Catha edulis) in Sprague dawley rats
(2008)Ethnopharmacological relevance: Catha edulis (khat) is a plant whose fresh young leaves are used by an estimated five million people in eastern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula as a drug of recreation. The fresh leaves ... -
Product evaluation of carbamazepine 200mg controlled release tablets using an in vitro-in vivo correlation simulation mode
(East Cent. Afr. J. Pharm. Sci, 2020-09-03)Evaluation of the dissolution characteristics of drugs and their bioavailability can be conducted using an in vitro-in vivo correlation model. This can help in assessing the products available in the market for quality. ... -
Production and nitrogen responses of the African dwarf shrub Indigofera spinosa to defoliation and water limitation
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1990)The dwarf shrub Indigofera spinosa Forsk. (Papilionacea), a native forage species of arid Northwest Kenya, was propogated from seed, grown in a controlled environment, and subjected to three treatments of defoliation and ... -
Production of lignin Peroxidase by Phellinus igniarius and Cytotoxic effects of Ligin hydrolysates derived from wood biomass on cancer cells
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 2004)No abstract available -
Profile of bacteria and fungi on money coins
(University of Nairobi.Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, 2009-04)OBJECTIVES: To determine the quantity and quality of bacterial and fungi on money coins and to identify those that could pose a public health risk. DESIGN: Random sampling of coins from subjects within predetermined ... -
A profile of female breast cancer patients in a Kenyan private hospital.
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Human Anatomy, 2013)Abstract Not Available -
The profile of N-acetylator status in healthy African volunteers
(University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 1981) -
Profile of random serum digoxin levels in out-patients receiving long-term oral therapy
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1987) -
Profile of serum vitamin D levels among African men presenting for prostate cancer treatment at Kenyatta National Hospital
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Profile of the first known tobacco smoker in a rural area of Kenya
(Department of Periodontologyl Community and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2000-10)Introduction: Although tobacco smoking worldwide is associated with a wide range of health hazards which are time¬dependent, little information is available regarding the duration of time to which the various Kenyan rural ... -
Profiles of patients on warfarin anticoagulation therapy in a leading tertiary referral hospital in Kenya; findings and implications for Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: Patients' profiles affect the outcome with warfarin; however, this data, and its implications, is scarce in resource-poor countries such as Kenya without access to pharmacogenetics or regular INR testing.Objectives: ... -
Profiles of referrals to a psychiatric service: a descriptive study of survivors of the Nairobi US Embassy terrorist bomb blast.
(Africa Mental Health Foundation, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya;, 2009)OBJECTIVE: To document the socio-demographic characteristics and psychiatric profiles of the survivors of the Nairobi United States Embassy terrorist bomb blast referred to a psychiatric and psychotherapy (counselling) ... -
Prognosis in poorly differentiated carcinoma of the prostate in Nigerians
(1990)A study of 47 Nigerian patients with prostatic carcinoma at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital revealed that 17(36.17%) had poorly differentiated carcinoma, Gleasons Grade VI. Fourteen patients (28.79%) had moderately ... -
The Prognosis of Adult Acute Leukaemias at Kenyatta National Hospital in the 1980s
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi2Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1991-12)A retrospective survey was carried out of adult patients (aged 13 years and above) seen at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) betwecn January, 1980 and May, 1987 with various types of acute leukaemia. Records were available ... -
Prognostic factors in patients hospitalised with diabetic ketoacidosis at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(Department of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2010)BACKGROUND: In spite of many advances in the management of diabetes in the last 25 years, the mortality associatedwith diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) remains high, especially in the developing countries. The mortality appears ... -
Prognostic indicators of life-threatening malaria are associated with distinct parasite variant antigen profiles.
(2012)PfEMP1 is a family of cytoadhesive surface antigens expressed on erythrocytes infected with Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite that causes the most severe form of malaria. These surface antigens play a role in immune ... -
Prognostic significance of flow cytometric and clinical variables in endometrial adenocarcinoma stages I and II
(University of Nairobi.Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1992-06)In a prospective study comprising 447 women with endometrial carcinoma stages I-II, the prognostic significance of clinical and flow cytometric variables was evaluated in univariate and multivariate analyses. The parameters ... -
Programmatic implications of some vitamin A supplementation and deworming determinants among children aged 6-59 months in resource-poor rural Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Abstract Introduction: Controlling vitamin A deficiency and soil-transmitted helminth infections are public health imperatives. We aimed at revealing some caregiver and child-related determinants of uptake of vitamin ...
