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Zinc and copper content of foods used in vegetarian diets.
(1980)
The zinc and copper content of seventy-four foods was determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Each of these foods was reported to have been consumed by practicing vegetarians. Legumes, seeds, nuts, whole grains, ...
Trends in meningococcal meningitis over the past thirteen years at Kenyatta National Hospital 1967-1979.
(University of Nairobi, 1980)
A retrospective study was made of 419 cases of meningococcal meningitis admitted to Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, during the 13 years from 1967 to 1979. These were only 1.6% of the 26 505 cases admitted as meningitis ...
Reproductive biology, length-weight relationship and relative condition of pond raised Tilapia zilli (Gervais)
(University of Nairobi, 1980-09)
In ‘runted’ populations of Tilapia zilli positive correlations were found between maturation stages and the following: gonadosomatic index, gonad weight, fish weight and fish length. The minimum size at maturity was 9·0 ...
Immunosuppressive effect of serum from human hydatid disease: preliminary communication.
(University of Nairobi, 1980)
The sera of 17 patients with hydatid disease inhibited the responses of normal lymphocytes to PHA by 20 to 80%, and those to Con A by 47 to 95%.
Open Heart Surgery
(1980)
Open heart surgery under direct vision is now performed by using either hypothermia or extracorporeal circulation. The latter method, in which circulation is completely diverted from heart and lungs by using a pump-oxygenator, ...
Faecal bile acid concentration of patients with carcinoma or increased risk of carcinoma in the large bowel.
(1980)
Faecal 3-hydroxy bile acids were assayed enzymatically in patients with carcinoma, or at increased risk of developing carcinoma of the large bowel. No rise in bile acid concentration was demonstrated in patients with ...
The quality of care in an antenatal clinic in Kenya
(1980)
As part of an operations research project aimed at improving outpatient services in Kenya, the quality of care in Kiambu District Hospital's antenatal clinic was monitored in 1974-76 with particular emphasis on the ...
Surgical care in the village.
(1980)
The care of people suffering from surgical disease or injury is unique in requiring, even at its simplest level, a certain degree of psychomotor skill and technological support. This cannot be achieved and maintained in ...
Evidence for a branched electron transport chain in Trypanosoma brucei
(1980)
The flow of electrons the terminal oxidases present in the bloodstream and procyclic trypomastigotes of Trypanosoma brucei LUMP 1026 has been investigated by the use of salicylhydroxamic acid (SHAM) and cyanide. Respiration ...
Renal clearance of pentavalent antimony (sodium stibogluconate)
(1980)
Kenyan kala-azar is sometimes unresponsive to a standard course of sodium stibogluconate. The renal excretion of sodium stibogluconate was therefore studied in patients with kala azar and in volunteers; both urine and serum ...