• Immunological Responses of Mice After Treatment with Ocimum Americanum Hexane and Bridelia Micrantha Water Plant Extracts 

  Waiganjo, Naomi; Yole, Dorcas; Ochanda, Horace (2016-04-13)

  Abstract : Background-The T helper 1 (TH1) and TH2 dichotomy was first shown in murine CD4+ lymphocytes clones and these cells could be differentiated in terms of the cytokines they secrete. The TH1 subsets produce ...
• Anti-Schistosomal activity of five plant extracts on Swiss white mice infected with Schistosoma mansoni 

  Waiganjo, Naomi; Yole, Dorcas; Ochanda, Horace (2016-04-13)

  Abstract : 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 ...
• Phytochemical analysis of the selected five plant extracts 

  Waiganjo, Naomi; Ochanda, Horace; Yole, Dorcas (2016-04-13)

  Abstract Herbal medicine is still the mainstay of about 75 - 80% of the whole population, and the major part of traditional therapy involves the use of plant extracts and their active constituents. Plants were collected, ...
• Development and Comparison of Capture Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay and Indirect Immunofluorescent Test in Determination of Nairobi Sheep Disease Virus. 

  Waiganjo, Naomi; Nganga, Zipporah; Binepal, Yatinder (2016-04-13)

  Abstract The diagnosis of Nairobi Sheep Disease relies on the inoculation of tissue culture, Baby Hamster kidney (BHK-21), with suspensions of infected samples followed by identification of the virus using indirect ...
• Obesity and Factors that Contribute to Obesity among Pre- Adolescents Attending Day Private Primary Schools in Nairobi, Kenya 

  Malla, Janet Kajuju; Waudo, Prof. Judith; Kithinji, Dr. Ciriaka T. (2015-09-15)

  Obesity is a diet-related condition and it refers to an abnormally high proportion of body fat. Various studies carried out in the United States reveal that obesity stems right from childhood. Childhood obesity is the ...
• Snacking and its effect on nutritional status of adolescents in two national high schools in Nairobi Kenya 

  Nguu-Gutu, Catherine Muthoni; Imungi, Jasper K.; Ngatia, Edith M. (2015-09-15)

  Snacking is defined as any intake of food or energy-containing beverage outside of breakfast, lunch and dinner (Bellisle, 2007). Previous studies have shown that snacking among adolescents is most common in the afternoon ...

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