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(University of Pretoria, 2010-04-29)The muscular dystrophies (MDs) are genetic disorders of muscle degeneration due to mutations in genes that encode a wide variety of proteins. Dysferlinopathy encompasses a large variety of neuromuscular diseases characterized ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2008-08-11)Coenzyme Q10 is a lipid-soluble coenzyme, synthesized in mammalian tissue to support energy production, and also act as an antioxidant. Certain medication, stress and age may deplete the body’s endogenous Coenzyme Q10 ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2013)Stroke is serious neurological disease and is a major cause of death as well as disability throughout the globe. Stroke has a complex pathophysiology that involves inflammatory pathways, excitotoxicity mechanisms, oxidative ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-09-22)Not only in South Africa, but also all over the world, pollution is threatening the quality of water resources. More than 100,000 chemicals are produced worldwide and some of these chemicals enter into the aquatic environment, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014-01-28)Abnormalities in the structure of fibrin fibers and blood platelets have been broadly studied and well correlated to functional abnormalities in the coagulation system due to disease, genetics or environmental factors. The ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2008-09-26)Digoxin has been known as a treatment for chronic heart failure for over 200 years. Its effect on the heart itself has been extensively studied and its inotropic effect well established. The inotropic effect of digoxin is ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2008-05-30)Aspartame is a dipeptide sweetener that can be found in most of the sugar-free products available on the market today. The FDA approved the use of aspartame, but ever since the safety of the consumption of aspartame has ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2013-12-09)Cerebral ischaemia by mechanism of thrombosis is one of the leading causes of disability and/or death worldwide, the outcome thereof increasing in severity with advancing age. Cerebral ischaemia triggers a cascade of events ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)17β-Estradiol (E2) and progesterone (P4) have various important functions but the effect of these endogenous hormone concentrations on fibrin network formation has not been established. It is essential to understand ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Background: The underlying risk factor of non-communicable diseases is inflammation. The pathophysiology of asthma and/or allergic asthma is also, no surprisingly, also linked to chronic inflammation. The prevalence and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2008-09-04)Background: Tissue engineering and its contribution to regenerative medicine has advanced through the years. It has proven its efficacy especially in the treatment of advanced full thickness burn wounds. Tissue engineering ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-06-03)Increased awareness of protection against infections such as Hepatitis Band Human Immune-deficiency Virus (HIV)/ Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and other sexually transmitted diseases has led to an increase in ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006)Male infertility may be due to oligozoospermia, asthenozoospermia and teratozoospermia. Intracytoplasmic sperm injection is used to address male infertility. However, the percentage of viable embryos obtained by this ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2001)Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Introduction: Patients infected with the Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are more prone to developing a hypercoagulable state. This may be due an upregulated inflammatory system resulting in a different coagulation ...
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The in vitro and in vivo anti-flammatory properties and cytotoxicity of extracts of Euphorbia hirta (University of Pretoria, 2008)Asthma is considered one of the most common respiratory complaints in the world today but a medical cure for this condition is currently not available. The use of herbal medicines to treat asthma has however been reported ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Diabetes mellitus has emerged as a major public health problem with pandemic growth as the International Diabetes Federation estimates that there were 415 million diabetics in 2015 with that number reaching 642 million ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-05-10)Glucocorticoids known to be such powerful agents that cell growth, differentiation and cell death are influenced in the brain of mammals throughout life. Despite this, relatively little toxicological information regarding ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010)Ischaemic stroke represent more than 80% of the total stroke instances. The location of the occlusion and the amount of brain tissue involved determines the effect of the stroke. Stroke can result in paralysis, memory loss, ...
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