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Gene deletion as the molecular basis for the Kenya-G gamma-HPFH condition.
(University of Nairobi, 1983)
DNA was isolated from the white cells of a subject with the Hb S-Kenya-G gamma-HPFH condition, and digested with the restriction endonucleases Bg1 II, Xba I, and Eco RI. The resulting fragments were identified by standard ...
Characterization of body louse midgut proteins recognized by resistant hosts.
(1996)
The human body louse, Pediculus humanus, showed eighteen midgut proteins ranging between 12 and 117 kDa, when analysed by SDS-PAGE electrophoresis. Seven of them (12 kDa, 17 kDa, 29 kDa, 35 kDa, 40 kDa, 55 kDa and 97 kDa) ...
Immunization of rabbits with faecal extract of Pediculus humanus, the human body louse: effects on louse development and reproduction
(1997)
Immunization of rabbits with a faecal extract of the human body louse (Pediculus humanus) induced a high titre of specific IgG. The mean weight of blood taken by females fed on the immunized rabbits was significantly lower ...
Brain aging in a sample of normal Egyptians cognition, education, addiction and smoking.
(1997-05)
The impact of duration of education, cannabis addiction and smoking on cognition and brain aging is studied in 211 normal Egyptian volunteers with mean age 46.4+/-3.6 years (range: 20-76 years). Subjects were classified ...
WHO Neuropsychiatric AIDS study, cross-sectional phase II. Neuropsychological and neurological findings.
(University of Nairobi, 1994-01)
BACKGROUND:
The neuropsychological and neurological complications of HIV-1 infection and AIDS were explored within the cross-sectional phase of the WHO Neuropsychiatric AIDS Study. Special attention was devoted to the ...
Duodenal perforation following blunt abdominal trauma: case report.
(University of Nairobi, 1998)
A case of severe duodenal injury in a 20-year-old female due to blunt abdominal trauma secondary to road traffic accident is presented. The difficulty and hence delay in making a diagnosis of duodenal injury is discussed.
Outpatient experience with oesophageal endoscopic dilation.
(University of Nairobi, 1998)
Between March 1990 and August 1997, outpatient endoscopic balloon dilation was performed for oesophageal strictures which developed secondary to malignancies, peptic strictures, post surgical narrowing, achalasia cardia, ...
Hypertensive and catecholamine response to tracheal intubation in patients with pregnancy-induced hypertension
(University of Nairobi, 1989-10)
The pressor and catecholamine responses to laryngoscopy and intubation were studied in nine patients with pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) and in eight normotensive controls. Five of the PIH patients had received oral ...
Effects of higher energy costs on the balance of payments, employment, technology choice and real incomes in Kenya
(1982)
ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper examining the impact of petroleum prices on balance of payments, employment, choice of technology and real incomes in Kenya - discusses power supply, power consumption, inflation and growth ...