Browsing by Supervisor "Van der Merwe, Schalk Willem"

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Bacterial translocation : cause of activated intestinal macrophages in decompensated liver disease

Du Plessis, Johannie (University of Pretoria, 2011)

Background and Aim: Bacterial infections are a well described complication of cirrhosis and occur in 37% of hospitalized patients. Culture positive infections in addition to the presence of bacterial products and DNA ...
Bio-artificial liver support system : an evaluation of models used in demonstrating or improving metabolic and clinical efficacy

Nieuwoudt, Martin J. (University of Pretoria, 2010-06-14)

Acute liver failure (ALF) is a rare but devastating clinical syndrome with multiple causes and a variable course. The mortality rate is high. Orthotopic liver transplantation is the only therapy of proven survival benefit ...
Increased osteoclastogenesis and bone resorption by peripheral blood mononuclear cells in chronic liver disease patients with osteopenia

Olivier, Brenda Jean (University of Pretoria, 2011-02-17)

Please read the abstract on page 3 in the dissertation.

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