Department of Medical Sciences

Bone Marrow Transplantation Restores Follicular Maturation and Steroid Hormones Production in a Mouse Model for Primary Ovarian Failure

Awadh A. Binhazim (PLoS ONE, 2012)

Recent studies suggest that bone marrow stem cells (BMSCs) are promising grafts to treat a variety of diseases, including reproductive dysfunction. Primary ovarian failure is characterized by amenorrhea and infertility ...
Lack of Fetuin-A ( 2-HS-Glycoprotein) Reduces Mammary Tumor Incidence and Prolongs Tumor Latency via the Transforming Growth Factor-Signaling Pathway in a Mouse Model of Breast Cancer

Awadh Binhazim (2015-10-21)

The present analyses were done to define the role of fetuin-A (Fet) in mammary tumorigenesis using the polyoma middle T antigen (PyMT) transgenic mouse model. We crossed Fet-null mice in the C57BL/6 background with ...
Spatial Temporal Modelling of Tuberculosis in Kenya Using Small Area Estimation

Adem, Ogila K; Mung’atu, Kipruto H; Mwalili, S; Kibuchi, E; Ong'ang'o, JR; Sang, G (International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 2015)

Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease which continues to be of public health importance, and is characterized with varying distribution across regions depending on socio-economic status, HIV burden and efficiency of the health ...