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Fatty acids as cancer preventive tools in the dietary modulation of altered lipid profiles associated with hepatocarcinogenesis
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
This thesis consists of a brief description on cancer, carcinogenesis, the changes in the type and level of dietary fat available in our diets over time and association with the development of certain diseases. The main ...
Apoptotic markers in ejaculated human spermatozoa
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
The role of male germ cell death in spermatogenesis is an important one as it removes dysfunctional or genetically damaged germ cells and is necessary to maintain an optimal germ cell to Sertoli cell ratio. The formation ...
The Prevalence of Members of the “Red Complex” in Pregnant Women as Revealed by PCR and BANA Hydrolysis.
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
Increased levels of oestrogen and progesterone during pregnancy may lead to periodontal disease. The anaerobic Gram-negative bacteria called red complex (Porphyromonas gingivalis, Tannerella forsythensis and Treponema ...
The influence of maternal nicotine exposure on selected glycolytic and cytochrome P450 enzymes in developing neonatal rat lung
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
The structural and functional integrity of a developing and maturing fetal and neonatal lung is critically dependent on carbohydrate metabolism. The energy derived from carbohydrate metabolism is utilized during the processed ...
Synthesis and applications of functionalized pyridinyl imine complexes of palladium
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
The synthesis and characterization of pyridinyl α-diimine Pd(II) complexes having a functionalized hydrocarbon attached to the imino nitrogen was performed. The catalytic activity of these complexes were then evaluated in ...
Does Olea africana protect the heart against ischemiareperfusion injury?
(2009)
Cardiovascular disease is a major health problem and remains the number one cause of death worldwide. For centuries, medicinal plants have been used in different cultures as medicines for the treatment and control of various ...
The use of in vitro assays to screen for endocrine modulation
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
Aspalathus linearis (A. linearis), commonly known as Rooibos tea or Red bush tea and Camellia sinensis (C. sinensis) or Black tea are beverages that are consumed throughout the
world. These teas possess antioxidant, ...
The antihypertentive effect of aqueous extract O Africana leaves
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
The incidence of cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension, is on the increase worldwide. Medicinal plants played an important role in the treatment of hypertension for centuries. Very few scientific studies have, ...
An evaluation of the biopesticidal characteristics of Helichrysum marifolium and Hetichrysum patulum and their effects on animal metabolism
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
There ate a number of pesticides that are suspected to be endocrine disrupters' Many of these pesticides are man-made. Endocrine disrupters are chemicals that can lead to an increase in birth defects, sexual abnormalities, ...
An assessment of Carpobrotus acinaciformis and Cissampelos capensis as potential antimicrobial agents and their effects on animal metabolism
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
The definition of a medicinal plant (as formulated by the WHO) is a plant that consists of either one or more plant parts with therapeutic properties that can be used in the development of drugs (sofowora lg82). Various ...