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Tumor Suppressor Activity And Epigenetic Inactivation Of Hepatocyte Growth Factor Activator Inhibitor Type 2/SPINT2 In Papillary And Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma.
(Department of Biochemistry, 2005-06)Following treatment with a demethylating agent, 5 of 11 renal cell carcinoma (RCC) cell lines showed increased expression of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) activator inhibitor type 2 (HAI-2/SPINT2/Bikunin), a Kunitz-type ... -
Tumours of the nose and maxillary sinus. Ten year survey from Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of NairobiDepartment of Pathology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, 1992-04)Between 1976-1985, 127 cases of malignant tumours of the nose and maxillary sinus were seen at the Department of Human Pathology, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. Cancer of the nose and maxillary sinus was a ... -
Turbidimetric Procedure for Determination of Lipase Activity
(University of Nairobi, 1973-04)A method is described for turbidimetric assay of lipase activity. The substrate is a two-phase emulsion composed of a fairly homogenous dispersion of micelles of either triolein or olive oil. The de-emulsification of the ... -
Turners syndrome and its variants
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Twice-failed tubal ligation: a case report.
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1993)The case is presented of a twice-failed tubal ligation in a woman with six previous children. The first failure followed laparoscopic tubal occlusion by silastic falope rings, while the second failure was subsequent to ... -
Twin Cities care system assessment: process, findings, and recommendations
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2007)The Twin Cities Care system lacks services that are most needed in the later stages of HIV disease. Services in highest demand included housing, transportation, and translation; available translations services are generally ... -
Twin Pregnancy and Severe Maternal Outcomes: The World Health Organization Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)OBJECTIVE: To evaluate maternal complications (potentially life-threatening conditions, maternal near miss, and maternal death) that are mutually exclusive and severe maternal outcomes (maternal near miss or maternal ... -
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Two cases of ureteric tumour with unusual pyelographic findings.
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The two cytoplasmic dynein-2 isoforms in Leishmania mexicana perform separate functions
(Department of Biochemistry, 2005-10)Eukaryotic organisms with cilia or flagella typically express two non-axonemal or “cytoplasmic” dyneins, dynein-1 and dynein-2. Interestingly, we find that Leishmania mexicana is unusual and contains two distinct cytoplasmic ... -
Two sugar isomers influence host plant acceptance by a cereal caterpillar pest.
(University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences,, 2012)Plant sugars are often considered as primary feeding stimuli, conditioning host plant acceptance by herbivorous insects. Of the nine sugars identified from methanolic extracts of seven grass species, only turanose, a sucrose ... -
Two true hermaphrodites with XX chromosomes.
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Two year neurological outcomes of Very Low Birth Weight infants
(Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Nairobi, 2006)High risk newborns such as the Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) require long term follow up to ascertain their subsequent survival and quality of life (based on neurological intactness). Though such data is now standard in the ... -
A two-year audit of the occurrence and characteristic of Cranio-lviaxillofacial firearm injuries at a major hospital in Nairobi
(Oral & Craniofacial Research AssociatesDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryDepartment Of Periodontology And Community Dentistry, School Of Dental Sciences, University Of Nairobi., 2008)The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics of firearm injuries (FAI) involving the cranio-maxillofacial region among patients admitted at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), the largest national ... -
Two-year radiologic assessment of the Trident Peripheral Self-Locking cup using EBRA
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2012)We performed a radiologic assessment of the Trident Peripheral Self-Locking cup 2 years after implantation to assess early migration behaviour and to establish if incomplete postoperative seating correlated with early ... -
Two-year survival of glass ionomer sealants placed as part of proximal atraumatic restorative treatment restorations.
(University of Nairobi,school of dental science, 2010-09)OBJECTIVE: To evaluate after two years, the survival rate of glass ionomer cement (GIC) sealants placed in primary molars of six to eight year-olds and as part of proximal atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) ... -
Two-year Survival Rates of Proximal Atraumatic Restorative Treatment Restorations in Relation to Glass Ionomer Cements and Postrestoration Meals Consumed
(Department of Pediatric Dentistry/Orthodontics, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.Department of Pedodontics, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsDepartment of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of 3 glass ionomer cement (GIC) brands and the postrestoration meal consumed on the survival rate of proximal atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) ... -
The tympanic membrane displacement analyser for monitoring intracranial pressure in children.
(Department of Medical Physiology, School of Health Sciences, Kenyatta University, 2013)Raised intracranial pressure (ICP) is a potentially treatable cause of morbidity and mortality but tools for monitoring are invasive. We sought to investigate the utility of the tympanic membrane displacement (TMD) analyser ...
