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Regional Differences In Aorta Of Goat (Capra Hircus
(2010-11)
Regional differences in the aortic wall are important in explaining the physicomechanical properties and disease distribution in this artery. The goat is a suitable model for studying cardiovascular disease, but the regional ...
The potential of the extracts of Tagetes minuta Linnaeus (Asteraceae), Acalypha fruticosa Forssk (Euphorbiaceae) and Tarchonanthus camphoratus L. (Compositae) against Phlebotomus duboscqi Neveu Lemaire (Diptera: Psychodidae), the vector for Leishmania major Yakimoff and Schokhor
(University of Nairobi,, 2010)
Harmful effects of synthetic chemical insecticides including vector resistance, environmental pollution and health hazards have necessitated the current significance in the search for plant-based insecticide products that ...
Modulators of the efficacy and toxicity of drugs in malaria treatment.
(University of Nairobi,, 2010-06)
The burgeoning problem of drug resistance in malaria requires the urgent discovery of new drugs. Discovery of an antimalarial agent that fulfills the requirements of a mass-treatment drug is challenging. Such an antimalarial ...
Free radical scavenging activity and immunomodulatory effect of Stachytarpheta angustifolia leaf extract
(2010)
Plant extracts with antioxidant activity could also have immunomodulatory ability. The free radical scavenging activity of an ethanol extract of the leaves of Stachytarpheta angustifolia was assessed by measuring its ...
Characterization of an HLA-C-restricted CTL response in chronic HIV infection
(University of Nairobi,, 2010-04)
HIV-specific CTL play an important role in the host control of HIV infection. HIV-nef may facilitate escape of HIV-infected cells from CTL recognition by selectively downregulating the expression of HLA-A and HLA-B molecules, ...
The Levels of CD16/Fcγ Receptor IIIA on CD14+ CD16+ Monocytes Are Higher in Children with Severe Plasmodium falciparum Anemia than in Children with Cerebral or Uncomplicated Malaria
(2010-05)
Fc gamma receptor IIIA (CD16/FcγRIIIA) on monocytes/macrophages may play an important role in the pathogenesis of severe malarial anemia (SMA) by promoting phagocytosis of IgG-coated uninfected red cells and by allowing ...
Pattern of femoro-popliteal aneurysms in an African population
(2010-06)
To describe the pattern of femoro-popliteal aneurysms in an African Kenyan population.
Records of African in-patients with diagnosis of femoral or popliteal aneurysms admitted at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, ...
Ocular surface squamous neoplasia in patients with HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa
(2010-09)
Purpose of review: Ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) in sub-Saharan countries is an aggressive tumor that affects younger patients and appears to be increasing in incidence. There are data to suggest the association ...
Influence of different isolation methods on the survival of proximal ART restorations in primary molars after two years
(University of Nairobi,, 2010)
This was to evaluate the influence of two methods of tooth-isolation on the survival rate of proximal ART restorations in the primary molars. METHODS: The study was conducted in two rural divisions in Kenya, with 7 operators ...
Nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs for assisted reproductive technology
(2010)
Subfertility is a major problem among all populations (Okonofoua 2003) and affects one in seven couples. In 50% of couples no cause can be identified and is therefore unexplained (Templeton 1995). Assisted reproductive ...