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Browsing Research Articles (Physiology) by Issue Date
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Koorts, Alida Maria; Hall, Alan N.; Viljoen, Margaretha
(Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2001-03)
Die antimonaatioon is vir die eerste keer in 1962 deur Komnick gebruik om intrasellulêre natrium te presipiteer, maar sedertdien is daar aangetoon dat die antimonaatioon ook vir die presipitering van ander katione gebruik ...
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Viljoen, Margaretha; Panzer, Annie; Koorts, Alida Maria; Henn, P.; Van den Bogaerde, J.B.
(Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2004)
Die medisinale gebruik van natuurlike plantmateriaal en voedselaanvullings is vinnig besig om veld te wen. Probiotika word deur die Voedseldirektoraat van die Departement van Gesondheid as voedselaanvulling beskou en van ...
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Joubert, Annie M.; Lottering, Mona-Liza; Panzer, Annie
(Biomedical Research Press, 2004)
Chelidonine, a tertiary hexahydro-benzophenanthridine alkaloid is an inhibitor of tubulin polymerisation and has been revealed to arrest cells in G2/M. Since enhanced tyrosine kinase (TK) activity is linked to the transition ...
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Ker, James A.; Van Beljon, Johan
(Clinics Cardiv, 2004-07)
A large hiatal hernia constitutes a form of posterior mediastinal mass that can encroach on the posterior aspects of the heart. During two-dimensional echocardiography this phenomenon may be confused with an intra-atrial ...
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Panzer, Annie; Viljoen, Margaretha
(In House Publications, 2004-08)
Dissociation can be defined as the failure to integrate experience. Dissociation is a common symptom of a spectrum of severe psychopathologies, from reactive attachment disorder of infants to dissociative identity disorders, ...
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Viljoen, Margaretha; Koorts, Alida Maria
(Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2005)
Prebiotika is voedselbestanddele wat nie deur die gasheerensieme verteer word nie. Prebiotika word in die kolon deur kolonbakterieë soos bifidobakterieë gefermenteer met 'n aantal voordele vir die gasheer. Dit dien as ...
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Viljoen, Margaretha; Panzer, Annie
(Elsevier, 2005)
Sickness behavior can be defined as a combination of coordinated behavioral and physiological changes that develop in response to any condition that elicits pro-inflammatory activity. It is an adaptational homeostasis ...
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Viljoen, Margaretha; Johannsen, E.; Panzer, Annie
(Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2005)
Meer as vier honderd spesies van verskillende kommensale mikroörganismes kom normaalweg op die mens se slymvliesoppervlaktes voor. Die verwantskap tussen hierdie mikroörganismes en die mens kan wissel van saprofities tot ...
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Panzer, Annie; Viljoen, Margaretha
(Elsevier, 2005)
A baby is dependent on its primary caregiver (hereafter referred to as ‘mother’) for its emotional regulation. The development of emotional self-regulation is dependent on the growth and myelinisation of connections between ...
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Joubert, Annie M.; Maritz, Christine; Joubert, Fourie
(Biomedical Research Press, 2005-04)
Proteins of the Bcl-2 family are key regulators of apoptosis. Bax can be regarded as pro-apoptotic, whereas Bcl-2 is perceived as anti-apoptotic. It has been proposed that an increased ratio of proapoptotic Bax to ...
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Joubert, Annie M.; Maritz, Christine; Joubert, Fourie
(Biomedical Research Press, 2005-06)
2-Methoxyestradiol (2ME), an endogenous metabolite of 17Beta-estradiol, has been reported to play an active role in the induction of apoptosis in both proliferating endothelial and cancer cells. Since it has been indicated ...
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Coetzee, Magdalena; Haag, Marianne; Claassen, Nico; Kruger, Marlena C.
(Elsevier, 2005-12)
Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) as well as oestrogen (E2) and parathyroid hormone (PTH) affect bone cells. The aim of the study was to determine whether arachidonic acid (AA), E2, and PTH increase prostaglandin E2 ...
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Ker, James A.; Van der Merwe, C.
(Clinics Cardiv, 2006)
Isolated left ventricular non-compaction is the result of incomplete myocardial morphogenesis, leading to persistence of the embryonic myocardium. The condition is recognised by an excessively prominent trabecular meshwork ...
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Du Toit, Peet J.; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); De Wet, K.B.; Van Vuuren, Bernard J.; Van Heerden, Hendrik J.; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina
(Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2006-03)
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Du Toit, Peet J.; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); De Wet, K.B.; Van Vuuren, Bernard J.; Joubert, Annie M.; Lottering, Mona-Liza; Van Wyk, Gerrit J.U.
(Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2006-03)
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Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Claassen, Nico; Viljoen, Margaretha
(Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2006-03)
In hierdie studie is die effek van valskermspring en vryval, sowel as van visualisering, op die balans van die outonome senuweestelsel ondersoek. Die resultate toon 'n verskuiwing na simpatiese oorheersing in die balans ...
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Soma, Prashilla; Rheeder, Paul
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2006-03)
Objectives. To compare the ability of fasting glucose, glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c), the American Diabetic Association (ADA) score and measures of the metabolic syndrome (waist circumference, high-density lipoprotein ...
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Claassen, Nico; Snyman, Jacques Rene; Koorts, Alida Maria; Nolte, Heinrich Wilhelm; Wagenaar, B.; Kruger, Mariana; Becker, Piet J.; Viljoen, Margaretha
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2006-03)
OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the effects of single dosages of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) naproxen, and of the coxib, rofecoxib, on the exercise-induced stress response.
Conclusion. The results ...
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Willemse, Naudine; Viljoen, Margaretha; Govender, Catherine
(University of Johannesburg, 2006-03)
The aim of this article is to provide a summary overview of some of the more important scientific evidence of neurological differences between stutterers and non-stutterers. Stuttering is a complex disorder of speech ...
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McClusky, Leon M.
(Springer Verlag, 2006-04-05)
Naturally occurring heavy metals and synthetic compounds are potentially harmful for testicular function but evidence linking heavy metal exposure to reduced semen parameters is inconclusive. Elucidation of the exact stage ...