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Thyrotoxicosis at Kenyatta National Hospital Nairobi
(1977)
A three-year (1974-1977) retrospective study of 163 patients with goiter and signs of thyrotoxicosis was carried out.Of thesepatients, 65 (40%) had confirmed thyrotoxicosis,the rest were euthyroid.Kungu(1) reported 36 cases ...
Identification and estimation of an acetylcholine-like substance in the venom of Dendroaspis jamesoni
(1977)
An acetylcholine-like substance was isolated from desiccated Jameson's mamba venom by one-dimensional ascending paper chromatography. The migratory and staining properties of the substance were identical with those of ...
Oesophagostomum sp. from Kenya. Identification through tissue sections
(University of Nairobi,, 1977)
Biopsy material from the abdominal wall and peritoneum of a boy in Kenya with a tumour attached to the stomach wall and ulcerating through the skin, showed, on sectioning, fibrous tissue containing focal areas of abscesses, ...
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli diarrhea of travelers: a prospective study of American Peace Corps volunteers
(University of Nairobi, 1977-08)
Travelers' diarrhea was studied prospectively in a group of 39 American Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) during their first five weeks in Kenya. Twenty-seven developed diarrheal disease and 12 remained well. Multiple episodes ...
Munchausen's syndrome (a case report with a review of the literature).
(1977)
This is a case of Munchausen's syndrome which presented in an atypical manner, viz. cessation of menstruation. The patient had been to 25 doctors and had been investigated with great zeal. The case is published along with ...
The genetics of white-eye, a sex-linked mutant of Aedes (Stegomyia) cooki Belkin.
(1977)
A mutant designated white-eye (w) is described from a colony of Aedes cooki. White-eye is sex-linked and recessive and the crossover value with the sex locus is 7.18 +/- 1.38%. The gene w has full penetrance and expressivity ...
Fractionation by size of casein micelles on controlled-pore glass
(University of Nairobi., 1977)
Casein micelles have been separated from skim milk by chromatography on CPG-10 3000 glass beads. Fractionation of the micelles according to size has been demonstrated. Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of urea treated ...
Primary splenic pregnancy. Case report.
(1977)
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Ectopic pregnancy in the upper abdominal organs is very rare but has been known to occur in the liver, spleen and lesser sac. Primary splenic pregnancy is considered the rarest form of extrauterine pregnancy, with ...