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The influence of maternal nicotine exposure on neonatal lung development: An enzymatic and metabolic study
(University of the Western Cape, 1999)
Chapter I, the literature review, gives the reader a sound background knowledge of the following: normal lung structural development in humans and rats, metabolic development with reference to structural development, tobacco ...
Regulatory attributes of the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway in Arabidopsis Thaliana under abiotic stress
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
Carotenoids are tetraprenoid (C40) molecules synthesized in plants, fungi, bacteria and algae, via the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway (CBP). Some carotenoids are readily converted to vitamin A (VA) in humans, e.g. ...
ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDS FROM GALENIA AFRICANA
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)
Galenia africona, commonly known as "kraalbos" or "geelbos" belonging to the family Aizoaceae, is a dominant plant throughout the Namaqualand area. It is an active invader and is especially abundant in disturbed areas ...
Effect of simulated acid rain on seed germination and on growth and mineral nutrition of Lycopersicon esculentum var. Red kaki
(University of the Western Cape, 1993)
The phenomenon of acid rain is not new. It has been active for more than a billion years (Abelson, 1983). The term "acid rain" was introduced as early as 1872 by Robert Angus Smith, the world's first air pollution control ...
The antimicrobial screening of four South African Asteraceae species and the preliminary structural investigation of an antipseudomonal compound from Arctotis auriculata
(University of the Western Cape, 1998)
Infectious diseases represent one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in developing countries, like South Africa. The indiscriminate use of antibiotics has also resulted in the emergence of a number of resistant ...
The effects of Exomis micriphylla and Atriplex lindleyi on metabolism and health
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
For many decades people have used plants for healing various ailments. Plant products have been used in herbal remedies especially for their anti-infective properties. The following study was undertaken to assess the ...
Effect of inhaled cationic poly-peptides on respiratory mechanics in the isolated perfused rat lung
(University of the Western Cape, 1998)
The inhalation route is increasingly being considered as a viable option to deliver protein drugs into the body, but there has been few studies dealing with the safety of this strategy. The results of in vitro studies have ...
Inclusive (p, α) and (p,³He) cross sections induced by 100 MeV protons on ⁴⁰Ca
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
Alpha clusteri ng in nuclei is studied with quasi - free knockout reactions. A beam of 100 MeV polarized protons was used in the quasi-free knockout reaction 40 ~a( p,p' a)36 Arat iThemba LABS. While the scattered protons ...
The molecular characterization of trichoplusia ni single nucleocapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus: a study on early regulatory features
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)
With the development of biological insecticides, many research efforts have been made in baculoviruses to investigate fundamental molecular aspects of these viruses, such as the function and regulation of genes, genome ...
An electrophysiological exploration into the Sertoli cell, utilizing plant extracts with a view to contraception
(University of the western cape, 2003)
Certa in medicinal plant extracts have been shown to have a contraceptive effect on male rats (Rajasekaran et al. , 1988) and mice (Kong et al., 1986). A possible site for the mechanism of action has been identified as the ...