Age-related macular degeneration

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Chapter 3: Characterisation of the light-damaged albino rat as an animal model of age-related macular degeneration  Introduction Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the major cause of blindness in people aged 75 years or...

INDUCTION OF APOPTOSIS BY AFRICAN HORSE SICKNESS VIRUS IN MAMMALIAN CELLS

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » GENERAL INTRODUCTION Just under a 120 years ago, in 1892, Dimitry Ivanovsky demonstrated that the sap of leaves infected with tobacco mosaic disease remained infectious, even after filtration through a Chamberland filter capable...

THE EFFECT OF COLD STRESS ON PLANT DISEASE DEVELOPMENT, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO FUSARIUM WILT OF BANANA

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » CHAPTER 3 PREDISPOSI NG CAVENDISH BANANA PLANTS TO C OLD STRESS DELAYS THE DEFENCE RESPONSE AGAINS T FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM F. SP. CUBENSE ‘SUBTROPIC AL’RACE 4 ABSTRACT Cold temperature is a major abiotic stress...

Development of a high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method for the detection of bleomycin A2 and B2 in human plasma

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » CHAPTER 3 A rapid High-Performance Liquid Chromatographic (HPLC) method for the detection of bleomycin A2 and B2 in human plasma Introduction Bleomycin is a well-known chemotherapeutic drug used in the treatment of squamous...

Medicinal plants and human health care

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » CHAPTER 2 Investigation of the possible biological activities of a poisonous South African plant; Hyaenanche globosa (Euphorbiaceae)* ABSTRACT The present study was undertaken to explore the possible biochemical activities of Hyaenanche globosa Lamb. and...

Cytokines and intracellular signalling domains

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » The Immune Response The innate and adaptive systems are two components of the immune system which act in concert to defend against foreign infections and promote healing following an injury. The innate response...

WOMEN IN THE WORLD OF WORK

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » CHAPTER 3 HIV AND AIDS: A THEORETICAL OVERVIEW  INTRODUCTION Much is known about the virus that causes AIDS, the ways in which it is transmitted, about the acute symptoms and the impact on...

BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY OF CERATOCYSTIS SPECIES WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THEIR INSECT ASSOCIATIONS

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Chapter 2 Ceratocystis species on Acacia mearnsii and Eucalyptus spp. in eastern and southern Africa including six new species ABSTRACT Species of Ceratocystis include well-known plant pathogens causing cankers, vascular wilt and root...

Heavy metal toxicity

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Chapter 5: Effects of Cd and Hg alone and in combination on the blood coagulation system of Sprague-Dawley rats Introduction  Cardiac muscle tissue and blood vessels have been identified as targets of Cd...

Raw and cooked African green leafy vegetables have greater antioxidant content and activity than spinach

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Effect of boiling on flavonoid contents of GLVs Among the water extracts, the contents of epicatechin in amaranth, cowpea and pumpkin, rutin in pumpkin and spinach, as well as myricetin, quercetin, kaempferol, luteolin...