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Calcium entry in Trypanosoma brucei is regulated by phospholipase A2 and arachidonic acid
(University of Nairobi,, 1998)
In contrast with mammalian cells, little is known about the control of Ca2+ entry into primitive protozoans. Here we report that Ca2+ influx in pathogenic Trypanosoma brucei can be regulated by phospholipase A2 (PLA2) and ...
Analysis of Co-trimoxazole products on the Kenyan market
(1998)
The content of Sulphamethoxazole/Trimethoprim preparations were evaluated using the official British Pharmacopoeia method and a liquid chromatographic method. The two methods were shown to give similar performances and ...
Causes of ear trauma in Kenyan patients
(1998-06)
Ear trauma is one of the most important epidemiological factors in causation of deafness. The causation of otologic trauma in eighty three patients is analysed. The triad of pain, hearing loss and tinnitus comprised the ...
erum Hanganutziu and Deicher (HD) antibody and total sialic acid levels in hepatoma patients
(1998)
A preliminary short follow-up study of Hanganutziu and Deicher (HD) antibody titre and sialic acid levels in sera from 7 patients with hepatoma was carried out. Weekly HD antibody titres were abnormal in 6 patients with ...
Clinical presentation and management of renal cell carcinoma
(1998)
A study of clinical presentation and management of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in 35 patients during the period 1983 to 1997 is presented. The peak age was 40-50 years. Haematuria, abdominal pain, fever of unknown origin ...
The supermarket for women's reproductive health: the burden of genital infections in a family planning clinic in Nairobi, Kenya
(1998)
OBJECTIVES:
To study the burden of disease of reproductive tract infections (RTIs) and cervical dysplasia in women attending a family planning clinic in Nairobi, Kenya, and to assess the acceptability of integrating ...
Cervical and vaginal shedding of human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected cells throughout the menstrual cycle
(University of Nairobi, 1998-10)
Cervical and vaginal secretions from 17 women infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) were evaluated daily through the course of one menstrual cycle for HIV-1 DNA (21-31 visits per woman). HIV-1-infected ...
Occurrence of Three Pesticides in Community Water Supplies, Kenya
(Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 1998)
In Kenya, the Pest Products Control Board (PPCB) is responsible for importation and
use of pesticides in the country. Between 1985-1987, pesticides worth US $69
million (Ksh 1732.3 million) were imported into the country ...
Newer directions for plant drug research: The need to examine and investigate traditional remedies for pharmacotherapy of animal and zoonotic diseases.
(University of Nairobi,, 1998)
Traditional remedies for animal diseases have not been investigated as much as those for human diseases. Yet, there is a wealth of knowledge available to be tapped from the remedies used in the treatment of animal and ...
The role of cytotoxic T-cells in HIV infection
(University of Nairobi, 1998)
HIV-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) are believed to play a major role in controlling virus levels through the asymptomatic period of HIV infection. For the rational design of an HIV vaccine, we need to know whether ...