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Browsing Theses and Dissertations (University of Pretoria) by Supervisor "Viljoen, Margaretha"
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(University of Pretoria, 2009-08-04)Indications are that autonomic under-arousal exists in children with ADHD. Published results are, however, controversial and few studies examine the relationship between the autonomic nervous system and focussed attention. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2008-10-24)The aim of the study was to investigate the association between depression and low bone mineral density (BMD) in premenopausal females. The rationale for the study was that depression is often characterized by cortisol ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)The essential amino acid tryptophan is an important substrate for the synthesis of serotonin, melatonin, tryptamine, proteins and the kynurenines. The aim of this study was to investigate tryptophan metabolism along the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2011)The study dealt with the influence of exercise on the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and with factors that may influence the results. ANS function was measured in 183 young, healthy participants, before and after a twelve ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2009)Ferritin is the major protein responsible for the sequestration, storage and release of intracellular iron. The ferritin protein shell exists as heteropolymers of various combinations of two types of subunits, the H-subunit ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2000)Intracellular calcium is a major determinant of a wide variety of cell functions and thus of organ function. In order to get a clear picture of the intracellular calcium status it is preferable to assess the content of the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-03-24)Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic pain syndrome of unknown etiology. It was previously suggested that patients with fibromyalgia were, in early life, often subjected to either psychological or physiological trauma. It is, in ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2012-10-11)Biofeedback equipment is intended to train conscious regulation of normally sub-conscious processes like autonomic nervous system activities. The manufacturers claim that measurements made with the equipment are accurate ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2008-04-29)Tryptophan is metabolised along the kynurenine pathway under the influence of tryptophan 2,3 dioxygenase and indoleamine 2,3 dioxygenase. Quinolinic acid and kynurenine, two neuroactive metabolites of the kynurenine pathway ...
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