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Paraclinical Sciences: Recent submissions
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(Elsevier, 2011-12)The anthelmintic activity of Markhamia obtusifolia Sprague (Bignoniaceae) leaf extracts was evaluated against the ruminant gastrointestinal nematode parasite Trichostrongylus colubriformis (Nematoda: Strongylida) using the ...
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(Elsevier, 2016-11)Steroid hormones are a key regulator of reproductive biology in vertebrates, and are largely regulated via nuclear receptor families. Estrogen signaling is regulated by two estrogen receptor (ER) subtypes alpha and beta ...
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Isolation and characterisation of novel antioxidant constituents of Croton zambesicus leaf extract (Taylor and Francis, 2011)A 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH)-activity-directed fractionation was used to target antioxidant constituents of the ethyl acetate fraction obtained from a 20% aqueous methanol crude extract of Croton zambesicus leaf. ...
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(Elsevier, 2011-03)Studies were conducted to determine the effects of a panel of seven nanomaterials (NMs), namely: a-alumina, g-alumina, precipitated silica; silica fume, calcined silica fume, colloidal antimony pentoxide (Sb2O5), and ...
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(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2016-10-31)Over the past decade, several clustered, multispecies, wildlife mortality events occurred in the vicinity of two man-made earthen dams in the southern and south central regions of the Kruger National Park, South Africa. ...
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(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2016-09-09)Paraquat is a bipyridylium non-selective contact herbicide commonly used worldwide. When ingestion occurs by humans and animals either accidentally, intentionally or maliciously, paraquat selectively accumulates in the ...
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(South African Dental Association, 2016-10)INTRODUCTION : a variety of endodontic irrigants are available for endodontic irrigation. Irrigants must be effective in removing the smear layer created during endodontic therapy as well as eliminating bacteria. AIM ...
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(BioMed Central, 2016-10-18)BACKGROUND : Numbers of giraffes are declining rapidly in their native habitat. As giraffe research and conservation efforts increase, the demand for more complete measures of the impact of conservation interventions and ...
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(INDIA Publishers, 2016)The biological activities of 4 medicinal plants (Acokanthera oppositifolia, Plantago lanceolata, Artemisia vulgaris and Conyza canadensis) were investigated. These plant extracts were subjected to screening for their ...
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(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2016-07-15)In this on-farm investigation, we report on stillbirths, weakness and perinatal mortality seen in calves on a commercial beef farm in the Roossenekal area, Mpumalanga province, South Africa. Post-mortem examination of ...
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(Frontiers Research Foundation, 2016-09)Medicinal plants used for wound healing and skin diseases are the key to unlocking the doors to combating problematic skin diseases as resistance of pathogens to pharmaceuticals and allopathic management continues to ...
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(Springer, 2016-06)Mosquitoes are rapidly developing resistance to insecticides that millions of people relied on to protect themselves from the diseases they carry, thereby creating a need to develop new insecticides. Clausena anisata ...
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(MMissouri Botanical Garden Press, 2013-10-18)Pavetta glaucophylla Retief, S. J. Siebert & A. E. van Wyk, a new species of the Rubiaceae (Ixoroideae) from South Africa, is described and illustrated. A member of Pavetta L. subg. Pavetta, it has a restricted range ...
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(BioMed Central, 2016-08-23)BACKGROUND : Oxidative stress predisposes the human and animal body to diseases like cancer, diabetes, arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, atherosclerosis and chronic inflammatory disorders. Hence, this study seeks to determine ...
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(Wiley, 2016-10)The non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) diclofenac is highly toxic to Gyps vultures and its recent widespread use in South Asia caused catastrophic declines in at least three scavenging raptors. The manufacture ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)The black-footed cat (Felis nigripes) is the rarest, smallest wild felid species of southern Africa and is categorized as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List 2012 (Sliwa 2008). These cats are solitary, nocturnally active ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014)The Olifants River is recognised as one of South Africa s hardest working rivers . Deteriorating water quality has been attributed to increased discharge of effluents from mines, industry, and wastewater treatment works, ...
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(BioMed Central, 2016-09-09)BACKGROUND : Natural products, including those derived from higher plants have, over the years, contributed greatly to the development of modern therapeutic drugs. Due to the medicinal importance in traditional practice ...
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(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2016-07-27)The north-western part of South Africa, in particular, is well known for mineral imbalances. Aphosphorosis, resulting in rickets and osteomalacia, received a lot of attention at the turn of the nineteenth century ...
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(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2016-07-29)The nematode, Haemonchus contortus, is responsible for major economic losses in the livestock industry. The management of parasites such as H. contortus has been through the use of synthetic parasiticides. This has ...
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