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The in vitro effects of pure and street methamphetamine on the proliferation and cell cycle of mouse brain endothelial (bend5) cells
(2012)
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is an interface between the brain parenchyma and the circulating system. This barrier plays a vital role in protecting the CNS by restricting free paracellular diffusion of molecules from the ...
Effect of cissampelos capensis rhizome extract on human sperm capacitation and acrosome reaction
(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
(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 ...
Investigations on the in vitro effects of aqueous Eurycoma longifolia Jack extract on male reproductive functions
(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 ...
Typha capensis—An electron rich resource for the synthesis of phytochemical-encapsulated gold nanoparticles through green nanotechnology
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Typha capensis (T. capensis), commonly known as bulrush, is a medicinal plant found growing in the wetland areas of South Africa. In traditional medicine, rhizome decoctions of T. capensis are used to treat a wide variety ...
Synthesis, characterization and anticancer effects of quantum dots in neuroblastoma and glioblastoma cell lines
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Introduction: Nanoparticles (NPs) are gaining increased popularity for cancer treatment,
especially the multifunctional nanoparticles like Quantum dots (QDs) which have a wide range of
applications in nanotheranostics, ...