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Browsing Research Articles (Paraclinical Sciences) by Title
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Dzoyem, Jean Paul; Kuete, Victor; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas
(Elsevier, 2014-10)
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE : Culinary herbs and spices are widely used ethnomedically across Africa. They are traditionally employed
in the treatment of several ailments including inflammation disorders, pain alleviation ...
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Dalton, Desiré L.; Pretorius, Chantelle; de Klerk-Lorist, Lin-Mari; Reininghaus, Bjorn; Buss, Peter Erik; Mitchell, Emily P.
(MDPI, 2022-02)
Polyphasic skeletal muscle degeneration, necrosis and mineralization of skeletal muscle
was diagnosed in eight juvenile free-ranging lions (Panthera leo), from five different litters in the
Greater Kruger National Park ...
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Fouche, Gerda; Adenubi, Olubukola Tolulope; Leboho, Tlabo; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Naidoo, Vinny; Wellington, Kevin W.; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2019-07-22)
Hot water and hydroethanolic (70:30) extracts were prepared from 15 plant species, which
were investigated to discover eco-friendly and less expensive tick control methods as an
alternative to synthetic acaricides. A ...
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Fouche, Gerda; Ramafuthula, Mary; Maselela, Vusi; Mokoena, Moses Aubrey; Senabe, Jeremiah; Leboho, Tlabo; Sakong, Bellonah Motshene; Adenubi, Olubukola Tolulope; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas; Wellington, Kevin W.
(Elsevier, 2016-07)
The African blue tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) decoloratus, is a common tick species found in
South Africa and affects cattle production as well as vectoring pathogens in regions of Africa
and Asia. In an attempt to ...
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Dittberner, Mark; Venter, Leon; Naidoo, Vinny
(Wiley, 2015-03)
OBJECTIVE : To study the effects of the addition of hyaluronidase (HA) to an etorphine/azaperone drug combination on induction times of immobilization. STUDY DESIGN : Experimental part-randomized 'blinded' cross-over study. ...
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Buah-Kwofie, Archibold; Humphries, Marc S.; Combrink, Xander; Myburgh, Jan G.
(Elsevier, 2018-03)
Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) are important apex predators in many tropical and subtropical aquatic habitats throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa. In South Africa, large crocodile populations inhabit lakes and ...
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Mukandiwa, Lillian; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas; Sibanda, Donald Ray; Naidoo, Vinny
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2016-05-24)
Clausena anisata is a medicinal plant used traditionally to treat myiasis and as an insect repellent
by various communities. We have previously demonstrated the effects of C. anisata extracts on
blowfly feeding and ...
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Mahlo, S.M. (Salome Mamokone); Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas
(Elsevier, 2014-07)
The activity of acetone leaf extracts of Breonadia salicina and the main antifungal compound isolated from the
extract, ursolic acid, was determined against three important plant fungal pathogens (Penicillium expansum,
P. ...
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Elisha, Ishaku Leo; Botha, Francien Susanna; Madikizela, Balungile; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas
(BioMed Central, 2017-06-19)
BACKGROUND : Tuberculosis is a world-wide problem affecting humans and animals. There is increasing development of resistance of the pathogens to current antimycobacterial agents. Many authors have investigated activities ...
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Mdee, Ladislaus Kakore; Masoko, Peter; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas
(Elsevier, 2009)
Acetone extracts from different parts of seven common invasive plant species occurring in South Africa were studied as potential sources of antifungal agents for selected phytopathogenic fungi (Penicillium janthinellum, ...
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Ramadwa, Thanyani Emelton; Makhubu, Fikile Nelly; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas
(Elsevier, 2024-04)
Phytopathogenic fungi and nematodes cause great losses in economically important crops and food production especially in developing countries. To minimize the use of fungicides and nematicides, researchers have concentrated ...
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Kruger, Karin; Saulez, Montague Newton; Neser, J.A.; Solberg, K.
(South African Veterinary Association, 2008-03)
Lead (Pb) intoxication in horses is usually a chronic phenomenon with clinical signs associated with central nervous dysfunction. This report gives details of a case of acute Pb intoxication in a 9-year-old American ...
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Viljoen, Devon M.; Webb, E.C. (Edward Cottington); Myburgh, Jan G.; Truter, Johannes Christoff; Lang, Jeffrey W.; Myburgh, Albert
(Elsevier, 2023-12)
The current study assessed the ambient temperatures, and those selected, by captive adult Nile crocodiles on a commercial farm in South Africa. Non-invasive data capture techniques were developed to ensure the crocodiles ...
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Sumanu, Victory Osirimade; Naidoo, Vinny; Oosthuizen, Marinda C.; Chamunorwa, Joseph Panashe
(Springer, 2022-12)
Broiler chicken meat is a good source of protein consumed universally, and is one of the most commonly farmed species in world. In addition to providing food, poultry non-edible byproducts also have value. A major advantage ...
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Cassia, Emma V. Sant; Tordiffe, Adrian Stephen Wolferstan
(Elsevier, 2023-03)
OBJECTIVES : To evaluate the agreement between high-definition oscillometry (HDO) used on the metatarsus or tail base with invasive arterial blood pressures measured in the dorsal pedal artery in anaesthetised cheetahs.
STUDY ...
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Van der Merwe, Courtz; Naidoo, Vinny
(MedPharm Publications, 2023-02)
The bioaerosol composition of the theatre environment plays a determining role in the development of surgical site infections
(SSIs). It has been demonstrated that the concentration of viable airborne bacteria is influenced ...
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Mogale, Motetelo Alfred; Lebelo, Sogolo Lucky; Shai, Leshweni Jeremia; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas
(Academic Journals, 2011-05-16)
The present study investigated the antidiabetic activity and the possible mechanisms of action of
aqueous extract of Aloe arborescens leaf gel (AALGEt) on normal and alloxan-induced diabetic rats.
Diabetes was induced ...
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Sifi, Ibrahim; Kadi, Imed-eddine; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas
(Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin, 2024-05)
Pistacia atlantica has been widely used as a herbal remedy in the Mediterranean and the Middle East since antiquity. P. atlantica has been used as an antidiabetic drug plant in Arabic folk medicine. This study aims to ...
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Haw, Anna; Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney; Greer, John J.; Fuller, Andrea
(Wiley, 2016-09)
OBJECTIVES : To determine whether CX1942 reverses respiratory depression in etorphineimmobilized goats, and to compare its effects with those of doxapram hydrochloride. STUDY DESIGN : A prospective, crossover experimental ...
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Botha, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus); Du Plessis, Elizabeth C.; Coetser, Heleen; Rosemann, Magda
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2018-07-09)
Reports were received that Cape spurfowl (Pternistis capensis) fell during flight and scrambled
uncoordinatedly for cover and some died. Three carcases were submitted for necropsy
examination, which revealed mainly ...