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Programmed cell death in neurodegenerative brain disease
Okwi, A.L.; Parkes, A. (2008)Death of brain cells by either apoptosis or necrosis is the hall mark of the pathology of most brain infections such as Alzheimer’s disease and AIDS dementia. The death of astrocytes in association with brain tumours appears ... -
The reliability of sickling and solubility tests and peripheral blood film method for sickle cell disease screening at dictrict health centers in Uganda
Okwi, A. L.; Parkes, A.; Ocaido, M.; Byarugaba, W. (Clinics in Mother and Child Health, 2010)Although sickling and solubility tests and peripheral blood film methods are today available for sickle cell disease screening in Uganda, their reliability and ease of applicability have not been determined. This study was ...