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Epidermal Growth Factor Receptors In Lung Tumours
(University of Nairobi, 1987-08)
Immunocytochemical analysis of epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor expression was carried out on frozen sections of 109 primary lung tumours resected at the Brompton Hospital from February 1984 to May 1985. Tumours with ...
A report on two year of ophthalmological work in Kenya (author's transl)].
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1982-02)
After two years' work as lecturers in ophthalmology at the University of Nairobi we report on our experiences in both teaching as well as outpatient and inpatient-care at the Kenyatta National Hospital. Special emphasis ...
Sclerotheraphy in the treatment of bleeding oesophageal, varices: preliminary report
(1988)
I n an on-going clinical trial 12 patients with upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to oesophageal varices have undergone injection sclerotherapy. Another 5 have been followed up on conservative management. Of the ...
Early pulmonary lesions caused by dead Dirofilaria immitis in dogs exposed to homologous antigens
(University of Nairobi, 1986-06)
Dead adult D. immitis were inserted into the pulmonary arteries of 10 healthy pups, five of which were given a crude antigenic extract of D. immitis subcutaneously. Two dogs, one from each group were then killed 1, 3, 5, ...
Microsurgery in the Management of Tubal Factors in female infertile at a Nairobi Hospital
(1988)
PIP: In 1990, the annual population growth rate in Kenya was 3.8%, among the highest rates world wide. The ever growing adolescent fertility rate (111-152/1000 from 1969-1989) contributed to this rapid growth. Further ...
Ocular injuries in Africa
(1983)
Injuries to the eye can cause severe damage because of the delicate structure of ocular tissues. Such injuries may often cause impaired vision or sometimes total loss of vision, in addition to other incapacities. Traumatic ...
Cerebral infarction and left ventricular mass: a clinical and echocardiographic study.
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1988-06)
One hundred and two stroke patients were studied. Thirty-three (32 per cent) were hypertensive by the WHO criteria. Eighty-three (83 per cent) had cerebral infarction and three patients suffered from spontaneous intracerebral ...
External quality control in blood coagulation at the Kenyatta National hospital
(1984-07)
The Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) haematology section of the department of pathology has regularly participated in the World Health Organisation spon¬sored quality control (QC) exercises in blood coagulation since October ...
Separation of erythromycin and related substances by high-performance liquid chromatography on poly (styrene-divinylbenzene) packing materials
(1985)
A comparative evaluation of three brands of polyrstyrene-divinylbenzene) co¬polymers, Hamilton PRP-I (10 ,um), Rogel (8 ,um) and TSK-Gel (10 Jim), as column packing materials for high-performance liquid chromatographic ...
Hepatitis B Virus And Primary Liver Cell Carcinoma. The Application Of Molecular Biology.
(University Of Nairobi, 1986-06)
Worldwide, primary liver cell carcinoma (PLC) is one of the most common tumours. Epidemiological evidence has implicated hepatitis B virus (HBV) in its aetiology and the mechanisms whereby HBV could operate at the genomic ...