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A novel pseudohomogeneous radioimmunoassay for the measurement of plasma testosterone.
(1983)
A description is given of a novel liquid phase immunoassay for the measurement of testosterone in peripheral venous plasma from men and women. The procedure involves: (i) competitive binding of the analyte and tritiated ...
Splenic aspiration. Review of the literature
(1983)
We present a review of the literature on splenic aspiration. The history, techniques, indications, contra-indications and complications, as reported in the literature are reviewed. The value of splenic aspiration in clinical ...
A controlled trial of a high dietary fibre intake in pregnancy--effects on plasma glucose and insulin levels.
(1983)
Non-obese women in the second half of pregnancy were randomised into a control group receiving standard dietary advice and a group advised to make high fibre whole-food substitutions in their diets at every opportunity. ...
HBV infection: prevalence of core antibody and other markers in urban based, black school children in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1983-12)
This paper reports a study of 279 sera obtained from children attending five schools in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya which is situated in a non-malarious zone. Their ages ranged from six to 16 years. The surface antigen ...
Clinical presentation of visceral leishmaniasis in Kenya: a prospective study of 64 patients
(1983)
Clinical and laboratory findings of a series of 64 consecutive patients with visceral leishmaniasis are presented. The diagnosis was established by demonstration of parasites in splenic aspirates. Findings are discussed ...
Portal hypertension in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1983)
Previous reports have suggested that idiopathic portal hypertension, a condition quite distinct from tropical splenomegaly syndrome, occurs in Kenya. In the present study patients with oesophageal varices were allocated ...
Clostridium Difficile And Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
(University of Nairobi, 1983-08)
tools from 109 patients with inflammatory bowel disease (13.4%) contained Clostridium difficile or its toxin, an incidence similar to the stools of 99 control patients with diarrhoea (11.9%), but significantly higher than ...
Comparison Of Two Dosage Schedules Of Sodium Stibogluconate In The Treatment Of Visceral Leishmaniasis In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1983-01)
The efficacy and safety of a single daily dose of sodium stibogluconate, 20 mg/kg body weight, given by deep intramuscular injection was compared with the conventional dose of 10 mg Sb/kg body weight in a randomised trial ...
Surface antigens on a Kenyan strain of Leishmania donovani.
(University of Nairobi, 1983)
The surface antigens on promastigotes of a Kenyan strain of L. donovani were investigated by surface iodination followed by gel electrophoresis. 3 major protein antigens of molecular weights 66 000, 53 000 and 43 000 were ...
Pharmacokinetics of cyclophosphamide in Kenyan Africans.
(University of Nairobi, 1983-07)
The pharmacokinetics of cyclophosphamide was studied in 10 Kenyan Africans with Hodgkins lymphoma. The mean +/- s.d. elimination half-life (t1/2) was 7.5 +/- 1.38 h. The mean +/- s.d. volume of the central compartment (V1) ...