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Mitochondrial oxidation rates and enzyme activities in the liver and brain of vitamin B12-deficient baboons
(University of Nairobi, 1975)Brain and liver samples were taken from 7 adult male Papio anubis after 32 months on a vitamin B-12 deficient diet of starch, sucrose, heated soya bean meal, cellulose, maize oil, mineral and vitamin supplements and ... -
Protein-calorie malnutrition: a study of red blood cell and serum enzymes during and after crisis.
(University of Nairobi, 1976)Studies were with 12 children, 0.5 to 4 years old, with kwashiorkor and given milk, eggs, sugar and vitamins. Dietary treatment increased to normal the initial low values of glutathione-NADPH reductase, glutathione peroxidase, ... -
Serum and liver lipids in normal baboons: effect of different carbohydrate diets.
(University of Nairobi, 1974)Measurements were made on male baboons of 5 to 11 kg given for 9 months a natural diet, a sucrose diet, or a starch diet. In baboons on the natural diet total serum lipid was 458, triglycerides 55, total cholesterol 86.3, ... -
Tryptophan metabolism in baboons: effect of riboflavin and pyridoxine deficiency
(University of Nairobi, 1975)Adult male baboons were given an adequate artificial diet to appetite or the same diet without riboflavin or pyridoxine; a further group were pair-fed with those on the deficient diets. In baboons deprived of pyridoxine ... -
Fertility of the small East African goat following pre-pubertal infection with Trypanosoma congolense.
(University of Nairobi, 1991)22 female and 20 male goats were infected with T. congolense, then treated with isometamidium chloride 5 or 7 weeks after infection. The goats were aged about 15 months at the time of treatment. Progesterone or testosterone ... -
Endocrine effects of trypanosomiasis: recent studies.
(University of Nairobi, 1989)The effects of nagana on the thyroid, gonads, adrenal glands, pancreas and pituitary of goats are briefly reviewed. It is concluded that the changes arise from hypothalamic impairment, leading to panhypopituitarism. Mention ... -
Chronic (90 days) toxicity of pyrethrum in Germ[an] Shepherd dogs.
(University of Nairobi, 1983)Young German Shepherd dogs (6-12 months) were fed pyrethrum (10, 25, 50 or 100 mg/kg body weight) added to food for 90 days. At 100 mg/kg the pyrethrum was neurotoxic, progressively causing ataxia, clonic convulsions, and ... -
The development of pneumatisation in the postcranial skeleton of the domestic fowl.
(University of Nairobi, 1984)In a flock of Golden Comet pullets, the entire vertebral column and ribs, coracoids, os coxae and humeri were examined from hatching to 182 days of age. No pneumatization was found until 35 days after hatching, when it had ... -
The distribution of pneumatisation in the skeleton of the adult domestic fowl.
(University of Nairobi, 1984)In the skull of eight adult White Leghorn birds examined grossly and histologically, pneumatization occurred regularly throughout the neurocranium and in the quadrate and variably in the mandible, but seemed to be absent ... -
Endovascular Overlapping Stenting for Chronic Left Common Iliac Vein Occlusion in May Turner Syndrome: A Case report:
(University of Nairobi, 2014)A 30 year old female was referred to the interventi onal radiology service with a history of persisting left lower limb swelling with an associa ted ulcer in the distal medial aspect of the leg. She had been ... -
Cytologic findings in adult patients presenting with haematuria in urology clinic at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Haematuria is a common rinding in patients presenting with urologic problems. Therefore, the aim of this study was to describing the cytologic findings in patients presenting with haematuria in the urology clinic at ... -
Adoption Of Mobile Payments In Kenyan Businesses: A Case Study Of Small And Medium Enterprises (SME) In Kenya
(2014)This study focuses on adoption of mobile payment on business in Kenya. We employ Technology, Organization and Environment (TOE) to identify factors that motivate SME to adopt mobile payment ... -
Efficacy of neem and pawpaw products against oesophagostomum SPP infection in pigs
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Anti-Schistosomal activity of five plant extracts on Swiss white mice infected with Schistosoma mansoni
(2014)Schistosomiasis in humans is a major public health problem worldwide. Schistosomiasis occurs in 76 tropical countries and it is estimated that 85% of the infections are in Africa. In Kenya, it is estimated that 3 million ... -
Antagonistic effect of alkaloids and saponins on bioactivity in the quinine tree (Rauvolfia caffra sond.): further evidence to support biotechnology in traditional medicinal plants
(2013)Background The Quinine tree (Rauvolfia caffra) is used as a medicinal plant among traditional communities in many countries to manage tumors and other diseases associated with oxidative stress. To validate indigenous ... -
The structure, morphometry and vascular perfusion of the testis in the rufous sengi (Elephantulus rufescens)
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Introduction and Materials and Methods : Sengis are testicondid, monogamous afrotherian mammals. The testes, pattern of testicular blood vessels and anatomical disposition of caudal vena cava were examined macroscopically ... -
Language Planning In Pre-Colonial Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Language planning has been looked at historically as a language problem phenomenon that arose when Third World countries began to gain independence from their European colonial masters. This paper argues that this kind ...