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Rabies-specific production of interleukin-2 by peripheral blood lymphocytes from human rabies vaccinees
(1991-08)
Cell-mediated immunity induced by rabies vaccination was studied in humans by the determination of specific interleukin-2 (IL-2) production in a large number of donors (postexposure immunized patients and pre-exposure ...
Defects in resting metabolic rates and mitochondrial respiration in Kwashiorkor and dietary obese rats.
(1991)
Resting metabolic rates have been measured and compared with hepatic mitochondrial respiration in Kwashiorkor and diet-induced obese weaned rats. In Kwashiorkor, resting metabolic rate was 21% lower than the value of ...
Diagnostic utility of ultrasonography in hepatic venous outflow tract obstruction in a tropical country.
(1991)
The present study was undertaken to define the role of ultrasonography (US) in screening and diagnosis of hepatic venous outflow tract obstruction. Forty-five consecutive patients clinically suspected to have hepatic venous ...
Quality of phenoxymethylpenicillin dry suspensions
(1991)
The antibiotic phenoxymethylpenicillin (penicillin V) is still a drug of choice as a prophylactic agent in rheumatic fever and in the treatment of otitis rneolo.ervslpelos and tonsillitis. Penicillin V is composed of the ...
Medico-social and socio-demographic factors associated with maternal mortality at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
(1991)
To identify the most significant determinants of maternal mortality in Kenya, a prospective study involving 49,335 deliveries occurring at Kenyatta National Hospital from January 1978-87 was conducted. There were 156 ...
Effects of skin contactants on evolution of atopic dermatitis in children: a case control study
(University of Nairobi., 1991-07)
There is little published literature on the effects of skin contactants during early infancy on eventual development of atopic dermatitis (AD). The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not a relationship exists ...
Lipophorin From The Tsetse Fly, Glossina Morsitans Morsitans
(University of Nairobi, 1991)
Lipophorin was isolated from the haemolymph of adult tsetse fly, Glossina morsitans morsitans, by ultracentrifugation in a potassium bromide density gradient. 2. The tsetse fly lipophorin (Mr congruent to 600,000) has a ...
In vitro metabolism of progesterone by peripheral blood of rock hyrax (Procavia capensis).
(1991)
In vitro metabolism of progesterone by hyrax whole blood, erythrocytes, or plasma in the presence or absence of NADPH was investigated. In the presence of NADPH, whole blood metabolized progesterone to 5 alpha-pregnanedione ...
Changes in the concentrations of testosterone, luteinising hormone and progesterone associated with administration of embelin.
(1991-09)
The mode of action of embelin, a naturally occurring plant benzoquinone with male fertility regulating potential, was investigated. Sexually mature white New Zealand male rabbits were injected intra-muscularly with embelin ...
Primary tumor of the thoracic wall unusual in aged patients: costal osteosarcoma.
(1991)
Service de Pneumologie, Hopital d'Instruction des Armees Desgenettes, Lyon. Osteosarcoma is a tumour that is encountered in children and young adults but is exceptional in elderly people. Moreover, it is very rarely located ...