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Biochemical and electrophoretic studies of erythrocyte pyridoxine kinase in white and black Americans.
(1976)
The mean PNK activity in red blood cells from black subjects was only about 40% of that in whites. Among 51 whites examined, one was found to have enzyme deficiency. The estimated gene frequencies for PNKH (the common ...
Biliary excretion of colchicine in newborn rats.
(1975)
The 24-hr LD50 of colchicine in newborn rats is 0.24 mg/kg, which is about 1/10 that observed in the adult. The 24-hr LD50 of colchicine was relatively constant in rats over 25 days of age. In an attempt to determine the ...
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 ...
Pyogenic thyroiditis at KNH
(1979)
Although pyogenic thyroiditis is rare,the four cases have been seen and treated at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) over the last 10 years.This is a report of one of these cases detailing the clinical presentation and ...
Mechanism of action of Jameson's mamba venom on the superior cervical ganglion of cat
(1976)
Dendroaspis jamesoni snake venom administered intra-arterially into the superior cervical ganglion, inhibits contraction of the cat nictitating membrane to supramaximal electrical stimulation of preganglionic nerve, when ...
Involvement of Central adrenergic mechanisms in the induction of cardiac arrhythmias by aconitine nitrate administered intraventricularly
(1975)
Aconitine, 10 mug, administered intraventricularly in cats produced cardiae arrhythmias. Intraventricular administration of phenoxybenzamine, propranolol and practolol abolishes the centrally induced cardiac arrhythmias. ...
Severe hyponatraemia in hospital inpatients.
(Universit of Nairobi, 1979-03)
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, ...