Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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The effect of abdominal obesity on insulin sensitivity and serum lipid and cytokine concentrations in African women.
(university of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 2006-05)Objectives Studies have shown clear associations of abdominal obesity with lipid and glucose metabolism and cytokine levels in a number of different population groups. However, no such studies have been performed in an ... -
Cellular and molecular interactions in HIV infections: a review
(University of NairobiDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine,, 2002)To review the cellular and molecular interactions between HIV and the host immune system that lead to full-blown AIDS. DATA SOURCES: Published reports on HIV/host interaction during a fifteen year period beginning from ... -
Letter to The Editor: A new start with fMRI
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of Nairobi, 2012-04)No abstract available -
Research policy and review 30. How to add value to migration data from the 1991 census
(1989)"The form in which migration information is likely to be provided from the 1991 Census [of the United Kingdom] is reviewed, and suggestions are made about how this provision can be improved for the academic research ... -
Biomedical challenges of human senescence: a review
(Department of Biochemistry, University of Nairobi,, 2002)To summarise and discuss the progress made in the study of human senescence over the past one hundred years and assess the achievements to date. DATA SOURCES: Published original research and reviews during the past one ... -
Inhibition profiles of sodium cromoglycate and nedocromil sodium on mediator release from mast cells of human skin, lung, tonsil, adenoid and intestine
(1992)We have studied an aspect of the functional heterogeneity of human mast cells, namely responsiveness to the inhibitory effects of sodium cromoglycate and nedocromil sodium. The effects of these drugs were examined on the ... -
Human placental immunoglobulins show unique re-association patterns with isologous and third party acid treated trophoblast microvesicles in vitro
(Department of Biochemistry, University of Nairobi, 2005)To study re-association pattern of human placental eluate immunoglobulins with acid treated isologous and third party trophoblast derived placental microvesicles. DESIGN: Laboratory based experimentation. SETTING: Biological ... -
Resources for research: the 1991 census of population
(1992)The author discusses population censuses in general and describes their utility for research, with a focus on the arrangements under which researchers at institutes of higher education are being provided with data sets ... -
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An In Vitro Study On The Oxytocic Action Of Adenia Globosa Engl
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Malaria, quinine and blackwater
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Ovine placental eluate immunoglobulins recognise isologous and third party acid-treated trophoblast microvesicle antigens in vitro
(Department of Biochemistry, University of Nairobi, 2006)Placental microvesicles were prepared from ovine placentae and immunoglobulins eluted with 0.5 M glycine buffer pH 2.5. The ability of eluate immunoglobulins to re-associate with isologous (self) and third party acidified ... -
Reliability of community health worker collected data for planning and policy in a peri-urban area of Kisumu, Kenya.
(Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2012)A general introduction of this article is as follows: Reliable and timely health information is an essential foundation of public health action and health systems strengthening, both nationally and internationally (Aqil ... -
Comparison of techniques for HIV-1 RNA detection and quantitation in cervicovaginal secretions.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Univeristy of Nairobi, Kenya, 2001-02)PRINCIPLES: HIV-1 in female genital secretions has been measured using swabs, Sno Strips (Akorn, Inc., Buffalo Grove, IL), and cervicovaginal lavage (CVL), but little is known regarding the comparability of these collection ... -
Signet Ring Cell Lymphoma of the Small Bowel: A case report.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 2012-11)Gastrointestinal lymphoma of the bowel is uncommon compared to adenocarcinoma. Signet ring cell lymphoma (SRCL) is a rare variant of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that is characterized by clear cytoplasm with displaced nuclei to ... -
Evaluation of the alkaline haematin D-575 method for haemoglobin estimation in east Africa
(1994)In many health facilities in east Africa, haemoglobin estimation is performed using visual colour comparison methods. Efforts to establish colorimetric methods face numerous constraints, including the unavailability of ... -
Highland malaria
(1994)
