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Oxidation of NADH by a rotenone and antimycin-sensitive pathway in the mitochondrion of procyclic Trypanosoma brucei brucei
(University of Nairobi, 1994-03)
The pathway of NADH oxidation in the procyclic Trypanosoma brucei brucei was investigated in a crude mitochondrial membrane fraction and in whole cells permeabilized with digitonin. NADH:cytochrome c reductase activity was ...
Acceptability of Norplant contraceptive subdermal implants in Kenya.
(1994)
Norplant contraceptive implants are a relatively new acquisition onto the Kenyan family planning scene. The method seems highly acceptable to a wide cross-section of Kenyan women in government and non-governmental organisations ...
Sexual behavior, sexually transmitted diseases, male circumcision and risk of HIV infection among women in Nairobi, Kenya
(1994)
OBJECTIVE:
To study risk factors for HIV infection among women in Nairobi, Kenya, as the epidemic moves beyond high-risk groups.
DESIGN:
A cross-sectional case-control study among women attending two peri-urban family ...
Oligomycin-sensitivity of hexose-sugar catabolism in the bloodstream form of Trypanosoma brucei brucei
(University of Nairobi, 1994-12)
The catabolism of hexose sugars and glycerol by the bloodstream form of Trypanosoma brucei brucei incubated with oligomycin was investigated. Oligomycin at a concentration of 10 micrograms/10(8) trypanosomes inhibited the ...
Treatment of thyroid cancer.
(, 1994-08)
The management of differentiated thyroid cancer remains controversial. A consecutive series of 234 thyroidectomies done by one surgeon in various Nairobi Hospitals from July 1990 to June 1993 were studied. 18 patients were ...
Potentiation of uterine stimulatory action of Adenia globosa Engl. by oxytocin in vitro
(1994)
The effect of acqueous extract of the tuber of Adenia globosa on the isolated preparation of the rat uterus was determined. The crude drug caused a dose-dependent contraction of the tissue preparation. This action was ...
Traditional herbal eye medicine in Kenya.
(1994)
A study was conducted in Kenya on 16 traditional healers in order to obtain information about their knowledge of eye conditions, the herbal medicines they used, and their indications for referral to ophthalmologists. ...
Clinical aspects and causes of rickets in a Kenyan population.
(1994)
Twenty nine patients with rickets were studied in a one year period. The majority of patients (17/29) were below 2 years of age. Most of them had nutritional rickets resulting from a combination of factors. Premature ...
Typhoid fever : a review of its impact and diagnostic problems
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
A retrospective analysis was done on the diagnosis of typhoid fever based on clinical symptoms and available laboratory data over the last 16 years from rural areas of four African countries. This analysis concentrated on ...
Cross-leg free muscle flaps for reconstruction of open fractures of the tibia.
(1994)
In two patients in whom the injured leg was not suitable for reconstruction using a routine free tissue transfer, a cross-leg free muscle flap was used, i.e. the vessels of a free muscle flap were anastomosed to donor ...