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Hepatic changes induced by Schrebera alata (Hochst): a preliminary report on the toxicology of II kau kawa.
(University of Nairobi, 1976-06)
Schrebera alata is a deciduous fuel tree from which the Samburu people in Northern Kenya obtain bark for medicinal purposes. A pharmacologically active principle that produces analgesic effects can be extracted from the ...
Elderly Patients Should Be Offered All Forms Of Medical Treatment - A Philosophical Argument.
(University of Nairobi, 1977)
Elderly patients should receive all forms of medical treatment: a philosophical argument.
Abstract
The use of old age as a criterion for rationing in medicine seems initially appealing. This is because many of the criteria ...
Trichinella spiralis: incidental finding
(University of Nairobi, 1977)
The case is presented of a 46-year-old male Kikuyu in Kenya with a one-month history of severe pruritus followed by progressive swelling of the right eye. A well differentiated lymphocytic lymphoma involving the periorbital ...
Trends In Reproductive Health Knowledge Following A Health Education Intervention Among Adolescents In Zimbabwe
(University of Nairobi, 1979-01)
BACKGROUND:
Unwanted teenage pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections and the attendant morbidity and mortality necessitate the need for understanding factors influencing adolescent sexuality and the implementation ...
Prolactin and hypertension
(1977)
Progesterone (2.5 mg per kilogram) caused sustained hypertension in rabbits. When the same dose of progesterone was administered together with prolactin (1.25 mg. per kilogram), there was no increase in the blood pressure. ...
A second look into the problem of primary infertility in Kenya
(1973)
Laparoscopic investigation of primary infertility was performed in 104 women at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi. Time of admission was during the 2nd half of the cycle in order to determine whether ovulation had ...
Effect of prolactin on isolated rabbit myometrium
(1974)
Reports in recent years that normal levels of human chorionic somato-mammotrophin (HCS) in cases of threatened abortion are associated with continuation of pregnancy (Genazzani, Aubert, Casoli, Fioretti & Felber, 1969; ...
Positive α1-Foetoprotein Tests in Pyridoxine Deprived Baboons: Relevance to Liver Carcinoma in Africans
(University of Nairobi, 1970)
A PREVIOUS report1 has described significant histological changes occurring in the livers of baboons that had been deprived of pyridoxine for periods of five months to three years. It was suggested that these changes might ...
Turbidimetric Procedure for Determination of Lipase Activity
(University of Nairobi, 1973-04)
A method is described for turbidimetric assay of lipase activity. The substrate is a two-phase emulsion composed of a fairly homogenous dispersion of micelles of either triolein or olive oil. The de-emulsification of the ...
Effects of synthalin on mitochondrial functions
(University of Nairobi, 1975)
Synthalin, the decamethylene derivative of diguanide, Full-size image (2 K) has been used in the treatment of diabetes for several years. However, its use has been limited due to its liver toxicity. The present study was ...