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Bronchodilating and uterine activities of ageratum conyzoides extract
(1998)
Ageratum conyzoides root and aerial part extracts induced relaxation on isolated trachea. There was no significant difference between the activities of root and aerial part extracts. When Histamine (hist) and the plant ...
Socio-economic and Land-use indicators
(1998)
Land degradation in tropical dry-lands drew world attention in the early 1970s when severe and prolonged droughts resulted in severe disruption of life in the Sudano-Sahel ian region. Famine was widespread, large areas ...
Ethnic differences in catechol O-methyltransferase pharmacogenetics: frequency of the codon 108/158 low activity allele is lower in Kenyan than Caucasian or South-west Asian individuals.
(1998-06)
Catechol O-methyltransferase (COMT) inactivates neurotransmitters, hormones and drugs such as levodopa. COMT activity is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner and individuals with low activity have thermolabile COMT ...
Post-traumatic endophthalmitis after penetrating eye injuries. Risk factors, microbiological diagnosis and functional outcome.
(1998)
BACKGROUND:
Endophthalmitis associated with penetrating injury represents a distinct kind of intraocular infection. The preceding trauma, infective agents and inflammatory changes determine the functional outcome.
MATERIALS ...
Effectiveness of chloroquine and sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine combination in the treatment of falciparum malaria in a malaria endemic area of Kenya
(1998)
A study on the comparative efficacy of two antimalarial drugs, namely chloroquine and sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine combination in the treatment of falciparum malaria was carried out in Siaya District, Nyanza Province of Kenya. ...
HIV pathogenesis: mechanisms of susceptibility and disease progression
(University of Nairobi, 1998-08)
No abstract available
Antimicrobial susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates from men with urethritis in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1998)
No abstract.
Technology for health in the future
(University of Nairobi, 1998)
Developments in biogenetics, medical devices, information and communication technologies, and in environmental technologies will have a profound impact on health in the coming decades. However, there are major barriers to ...