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Responses of the stem borer larval endoparasitoid Cotesia flavipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) to plant derived synomones: Laboratory and field cage experiments
(Taylor and Francis, 2005-05)
Laboratory and field cage experiments investigated the response of females of the stem borer larval endoparasitoid Cotesia flavipes to two synthetic synomone components, the terpenoid ( E )-ß-farnesene and the green leaf ...
Micropropagation of an Endangered Medicinal and Indigenous Multipurpose Tree Species: Erythrina abyssinica
(Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 2015)
Erythrina abyssinica (E. abyssinica) is a multipurpose tree and a well-known
medicinal plant which is conventionally propagated mainly by seeds. This method may
produce a high degree of genetic variability and consequently ...
Genetic variation in the threatened medicinal tree Prunus Africana in Cameroon and Kenya: implications For current management and evolutionary history
(2011-11-02)
Prunus africana is important medicinal tree threatened by over-exploitation in a number of
African countries and therefore, development of national management strategies for
conservation and sustainable use are important. ...
The Hypoglycemic Activity and Safety of Aqueous Stem Bark Extracts of Acacia nilotica
(OMICS International, 2015)
Acacia nilotica is used traditionally to manage several diseases including Diabetes mellitus, however, its efficacy
and safety is not well evaluated. The aim of this study was to determine in vivo the hypoglycemic activity ...
PCR amplification of RoTat 1.2 VSG gene in Trypanosoma evansi isolates in Kenya.
(Veterinary Parasitology, 2004-03)
A direct card agglutination test for Trypanosoma evansi, CATT/T. evansi based on the predominant variable antigen-type (pVAT) RoTat 1.2 was evaluated previously in the field in Isiolo District, Kenya. Sixteen out of 51 ...
Tryptophan metabolism in vitamin B6-deficient mice
(Cambridge University Press, 1990-01)
Vitamin B6 deficiency was induced in mice by maintenance for 4 weeks on a vitamin B6-free diet. Tryptophan metabolism was assessed by determining the urinary excretion of tryptophan metabolites, the metabolism of [14C]tryptophan ...
Antimicrobial and phytochemical investigation of herbal suspensions used in management of oral health in Nairobi County, Kenya
(2014)
An increasing number of Kenyans are using natural herbal products for general and oral health care due to high cost of conventional medicine. Few of these products, however, have undergone rigorous testing, as evidenced ...
Type 2 diabetes mellitus: Clinical and aetiologic types, therapy and quality of glycaemic control of ambulatory patients
(Kenya Medical Association, 2008)
Background:
Type 2 diabetes is a heterogeneous disease with multiple causes revolving around beta cell dysfunction, insulin resistance and enhanced hepatic glucose output. Clinical judgement based on obesity status, age ...
EDXRF analysis of local and imported pica soil samples
(Faculty of Science Kenyatta University, 2001)
Several studies have implicated trace metal metabolism with some human diseases. Energy
Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence(EDXRF)method was used to analyse pica soil samples, which
are consumed by some pregnant mothers in ...
In vitro activity of total aqueous ethanol leaf extracts of Ricinus communis on Leishmania major promastigotes
(2006)
The activity of aqueous and ethanol extracts of Ricinus communis was tested on Leishmania promastigotes in cell-free culture media. Serial dilutions of the extracts ranging from 500μg/ml, 250 μg/ml and 62.5μg/ml were ...