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Respiratory activity of isolated liver Mitochondria following Trypanosoma congolense infection in rabbits: the role of thyroxine.
(1993)
1. The effect of trypanosome infection on rabbit liver mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation was investigated, with and without thyroxine replacement. 2. State 3 respiration, respiratory control ratio (RCR) and ADP/O ...
The development of the secondary palate: update on concepts and mechanisms.
(University of Nairobi, 1993)
Facial cleft is of multifactorial aetiology, and primary prevention will depend upon a thorough understanding of the developmental mechanisms involved and how they may be disturbed in cleft palate. It is therefore imperative ...
Cross-Sectional Household Surveys of Diarrhoeal Diseases— A Comparison of Data from the Control of Diarrhoeal Diseases and Demographic and Health Surveys Programmes
(University of Nairobi,, 1993-06)
Cross-sectional household surveys are extensively used for data collection, priority setting and programme evaluation in developing countries. They are now being promoted to assess a number of health care interventions ...
Hypoxaemia in young Kenyan children with acute lower respiratory infection.
(1993)
To determine the prevalence, clinical correlates, and outcome of hypoxaemia in acutely ill children with respiratory symptoms.
Prospective observational study.
Paediatric casualty ward of a referral hospital at 1670 m ...
Design and manufacture of hollow fiber module gas separator
(University of Nairobi,, 1993)
Hollow fiber cellulose acetate membranes with asymmetric structure were prepared using a wet spinning method. In the preparation procedures, spinning parameter(i.e bore liquid flowrate) has been identified to influence the ...
Survey of sickle disease in Kenya
(1993)
In Kenya and most of Eastern Africa, sickle haemoglobin (HbS) is the pre-dominant beta-globin chain abnormality; homozygous sickle cell disease, (SCA), is the predominant form of sickle cell disease. Although the prevalence ...
Is periodontal disease on the increase in Kenya? A review
(1993)
Department of Dental Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya. During a recent scientific meeting held in Botswana (16th-19th October 1991), it was reported that the oral health situation in ...
Lipophorin Of The Larval Stalk Borer, Busseola Fusca: Purification And Properties
(University of Nairobi, 1993)
Lipophorin was isolated from the stalk borer, Busseolafusca, larvae by ultracentrifugation in a KBr density-gradient. The lipophorin (M, ˜ 700,000) is a high density lipoprotein (density = 1.13 g/ml) composed of 46% lipids ...
A new immunostimulatory complex (PICKCa) in experimental rabies: antiviral and adjuvant effects.
(University of Nairobi,, 1993)
The activity of an immunostimulatory complex (PICKCa) which is widely used against several human diseases in China was tested in experimental rabies prophylaxis. PICKCa protected mice against peripheral infection with both ...
Clinical surprises and challenges of severe malaria at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
(1993)
While conducting a clinical trial study from July, 1989 to February 1990, we noted with surprise some clinically challenging manifestations of severe falciparum malaria at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya. Of the 33 cases ...