Browsing Magister Scientiae - MSc (Medical BioSciences) by Author "Henkel, Ralf"
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Effect of cissampelos capensis rhizome extract on human sperm capacitation and acrosome reaction
Shalaweh, Salem (2013)Cissampelos capensis, is commonly known by the Afrikaans name ‟dawidjies” or ‟dawidjieswortel”. C. capensis is the most important and best known medicinal plant of the family Menispermaceae used by the Khoisan and other ... -
Effect of Eurycoma longifolia (Tongkat Ali) on the prostate cancer cell line LNCaP
Abouhamraa, Hamza (2013)Eurycoma Longfolia Jack, also known as Tongkat Ali (TA) is a tropical plant belonging to the family of Simaroubaceae is widely distributed in South East Asian countries. The extracts of TA have been proven to have ... -
Investigating hypoglycaemic effects and safety of the herbal product – jt2016 in vivo study
Henkel, Ralf (University of the Western Cape, 2021)Diabetes has since been a global epidemic; an estimated 5.0 million deaths of diabetes in the world have been recorded; one in 11 adults have diabetes (415 million); and by 2040, one adult in 10 (642 million) will have ... -
Investigations on the in vitro effects of aqueous Eurycoma longifolia Jack extract on male reproductive functions
Erasmus, Nicolete (University of Western Cape, 2012)Introduction: Eurycoma longifolia (Tongkat Ali; TA) is a Malaysian shrub used to treat various illnesses including male infertility. Considering that TA is also used to improve male fertility and no report regarding ... -
The relationship between male genital tract infection, oxidative status in the ejaculate, and apoptotic markers in human spermatozoa
Mupfiga, Cleyson (2009)Aim: Leukocytes are the major source of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the ejaculate and contribute to up to 30% of male infertility. ROS have been associated with markers of apoptosis such as sperm DNA damage, ...