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Publikováno v:
The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 9, Iss 45 (2011)
BACKGROUND: Animal experimentation is common in Africa, a region that accords little priority on animal protection in comparison to economic and social development. The current study aimed at investigating the prevalence of animal experimentation in
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/721a5333f0b04fc1b728bf8389c9dda4
Autor:
Hope R Ferdowsian, Debra L Durham, Charles Kimwele, Godelieve Kranendonk, Emily Otali, Timothy Akugizibwe, J B Mulcahy, Lilly Ajarova, Cassie Meré Johnson
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 6, Iss 6, p e19855 (2011)
BackgroundIn humans, traumatic experiences are sometimes followed by psychiatric disorders. In chimpanzees, studies have demonstrated an association between traumatic events and the emergence of behavioral disturbances resembling posttraumatic stress
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/93f5a03168d74a0cb88c265f3ea5fb66
Publikováno v:
Free Radicals and Antioxidants. 9:29-34
Objectives: Many plants used in ethnomedicinal interventions have anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antiviral, anti-aging and anticancer activities attributed to their antioxidant properties. The antioxidant properties may be attributed to high polyp
Autor:
Charles Kimwele, J.A. Oduma, Stephen G. Kiama, Dominic O. Ochwang’i, Thomas Efferth, Peter K. Gathumbi
Publikováno v:
Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 215:233-240
Ethnopharmacological relevance The geographical location of Kakamega County proximal to the Kakamega Rain Forest in Kenya and its rich flora represents an interesting resource of traditional medicinal plants. The medicinal plants in the present study
Autor:
Godelieve Kranendonk, Timothy Akugizibwe, Cassie Meré Johnson, Charles Kimwele, Debra L. Durham, J. B. Mulcahy, Emily Otali, Martin Brüne, Hope Ferdowsian, Lilly Ajarova
Publikováno v:
Journal of Veterinary Behavior. 7:353-361
Fear and anxiety have been studied extensively in humans and other animals. However, far less attention has been focused on the clinical and ethical implications of nonhuman animals' susceptibility to psychological disorders. Behavioral signs of psyc
Autor:
Lyndon Estes, Charles Kimwele, P. R. Reillo, Michael William Bruford, G. D. Kavembe, Anne Mwangi, Patricia J. Faria, J.O. Jung'a
Publikováno v:
Conservation Genetics. 12:745-751
The mountain bongo antelope Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci has rapidly declined in recent decades, due to a combination of hunting, habitat degradation and disease. Endemic to Kenya, mountain bongo populations have shrunk to approximately 100 individua
Autor:
Mercy W. Mwaniki, Francis Gakuya, Julius Kinuthia, Amos Alakonya, Shadrack Muya, Cindy Kim Harper, Charles Kimwele, Erastus Gatebe, Anne W. T. Muigai
Publikováno v:
Conservation Genetics Resources. 7:305-307
The African elephant (Loxodonta africana) population in Kenya is declining at an alarming rate due to habitat destruction, human-elephant conflicts and the cur- rent escalation of poaching for ivory. This study estab- lished a standard protocol for f
Autor:
Jeff A. Graves, Charles Kimwele
Publikováno v:
Molecular Ecology. 12:229-236
The ostrich breeding system is complex and unique; communal clutches are laid by several females, although only one female, the major female, and the resident territorial male provide parental care. More eggs are laid in the nest than can be incubate
Autor:
Stephen G. Kiama, J.A. Oduma, Charles Kimwele, James M. Mbaria, Peter K. Gathumbi, Dominic O. Ochwang’i
Publikováno v:
Journal of ethnopharmacology. 151(3)
Absract Ethnopharmacological relevance Traditional medicine plays a critical role in treatment of chronic debilitating and life threatening conditions and diseases. Cancer is one such condition whose therapeutic intervention is commonly through inexp
Autor:
B. K. Karisa, Olivier Hanotte, Charles Kimwele, J.O. Jung'a, Doug McElroy, M. Stokes, Robert A. Skilton
Publikováno v:
African Journal of Biotechnology; Vol 11, No 78 (2012); 14276-14286
DNA species identification has applications in such areas as forensic science, systematics, conservation genetics and agriculture. One key anthropogenic activity threatening large wildlife fauna is illegal exploitation. In Kenya, species identificati