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Studies on African Medicinal Plants: Alkaloidal Constituents of Uvaria acuminata and Uvaria lucida
(1997)
African medicinal plants Uvaria acuminata and Uvaria lucida were examined for their alkaloidal constituents. Three alkaloids, (-)-anolobine, (-)-anonaine, and (+)-reticuline were isolated from U. acuminata, and four ...
Higher resistance to Plasmodium falciparum infection in patients with homozygous sickle cell disease in western Kenya.
(1997)
Sickle haemoglobin (HbS) is considered to be protective against malaria. Malaria is fatal in homozygous sickle cell (HbSS) disease. In a cross-sectional survey by alkaline. Hb-electrophoresis of 766 residents of Western ...
Correlates of contraceptive failure among clients attending an antenatal clinical in Nairobi.
(1997)
This paper presents a study analysing 100 cases of contraceptive failure and an equal number of controls in Nairobi. The study population included all the patients who attended the antenatal clinic at Kenyatta National ...
Haematological changes in human immunodeficiency virus infection. Part I: Review article
(University of Nairobi, 1997)
This review attempts to put together the changes in the blood and bone marrow observed in those who are infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). These are contribution of many published and unpublished data and ...
Apolipoprotein e polymorphism in elderly East Africans
(1997)
Current advances have shown the apolipoprotein E (APOE)-£4 allele to be highly associated with late-onset familial and sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD) in Western populations. The association of A POE allele frequencies ...
Pharmacological properties of extracts from the stem bark of Syzygium guineese on the ileum and heart of lab
(1997-02)
A methanol extract of Syzygium guineense bark inhibited intrinsic contractions of rabbit isolated ileum. The inhibition, at bath concentrations of 0.5 - 2.0 mg/ml, was dose-related but non-linear. It produced sustained ...
Monoclonal antibodies against boar sperm zona pellucida-binding protein AWN-1. Characterization of a continuous antigenic determinant and immunolocalization of AWN epitopes in inseminated sows
(1997)
Boar spermadhesin AWN-1 is a sperm surface-associated 14.7-kDa lectin and a major protein of porcine seminal plasma. AWN-1 binds to beta-galactosides and to porcine zona pellucida glycoproteins, suggesting that this protein ...
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 in Africa.
(1997)
PIP:
With the prevalence of HIV among pregnant women higher than 35% in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa, the number of HIV-infected children will continue to grow. It is estimated that almost 70% of the approximately ...
Community acquired bacterial infections and their antimicrobial susceptibility in Nairobi, Kenya.
(1997)
The purpose of the study was to determine the pattern and antimicrobial sensitivity on community acquired bacterial strains in Nairobi, Kenya. Clinical specimens collected from out-patient clinics at the Kenyatta National ...
Decreased incidence of sexually transmitted diseases among trucking company workers in Kenya: results of a behavioural risk-reduction programme
(1997)
OBJECTIVE:
To establish a cohort of high-risk individuals suitable for HIV-prevention trials, and to measure changes in sexual behaviour and sexually transmitted disease (STD) incidence after a behavioural intervention. ...