The aim of this study was to determine and evaluate the prevalence of TB infection, active TB cases and the risk factors associated with TB infection in Macassar Camp in Macassar (about 40 km from Cape Town on the False ...

In biomedical research limited use has been made internationally of African non-human primates. As a result, their reproductive physiology has been less well defined, when compared to the more commonly used macaque species. ...

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 ...

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of maternal nicotine exposure on the status of rat lung alveolar septa of 1 to 2l day old offspring. Wistar dams were injected subcutaneously, using a dosage of 1 mg ...

The influence of tobacco smoking on the developing fetus is well reported. Maternal nicotine exposure during pregnancy and lactation interferes with fetal and neonatal lung growth and development, rendering the lungs more ...

Ejaculated mammalian spermatozoa have the potential for fertilization. The acquisition of the ability to fertilize a fully invested oocyte occurs during the passage through the female reproductive tract. These post-ejaculatory ...

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 ...