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The application, mechanism of action and side-effects of immunosuppressive agents in clinical transplantation
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1986-11)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The conventional agents (azathioprine and steroids) have been the mainstay of organ allograft immunosuppression for the past 20 years. The main drawback of the immunosuppressive agents at present in use ...
Prostaglandin effects in the neuroendocrine mammalian brain
(HMPG, 1985)
Various prostaglandins (PGs) have been found in several areas of the brain. PGs of the E series have been found in the pituitary and pineal glands and the median eminence, and they have been shown to influence hypothalamic ...
Beneficial effects of adenosine triphosphate-MgC12 administered intravenously to rabbits subjected to haemorrhagic shock
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1986-10)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The beneficial effects of adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-MgCl2 administered as a bolus following fluid infusion or in combination with the infusion fluid were investigated in rabbits subjected to severe but ...
Chromosoomstudies in die ginekologie
(1985-10)
Clinical indications for chromosome analysis in patients with gynaecological problems are well defined. These include, with primary or secondary amenorrhoea, infertility and repeated miscarriages in adults or retarded ...
Exercise-induced ST-segment elevation possibly caused by coronary artery spasm : a case presentation and review
(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 1985-09)
A 36-year-old man with classic angina pectoris had
marked ST-segment elevation (STE) in the inferior
leads on stress-testing in the absence of chest pain.
There was no evidence of previous myocardial
infarction (MI). ...
Prevalence of primary papillary peritoneal neoplasia in patients with ovarian carcinoma
(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 1985-06)
Primary papillary peritoneal neoplasia (PPPN) is a recently recognized disease entity. Macroscopically it resembles ovarian carcinoma. On microscopic examination it also superficially resembles serous ovarian adenocarcinoma, ...
Results of phase I of the in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer programme at Tygerberg Hospital
(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 1985-05)
Phase I (3 June - 31 October 1983) of the in vitro
fertilization (IVF) programme at Tygerberg Hospital is
outlined in this article. This programme led to the
birth of the first IVF baby in South Africa after fertilization
and ...
Anterior myocardial infarction with coronary thrombus formation secondary to acute coronary vasospasm: A case report
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1986-11)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: An acute myocardial infarction in a young man when
there was no fixed atherosclerotic lesion in the
coronary arteries is reported. Soon after the myocardial infarction the patient was shown to ...
Congenital choledochal cyst : a case report
(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 1986-07)
A congenital choledochal cyst presented as an upper abdominal mass in a non-jaundiced woman; at laparotomy total cystectomy was performed and biliary enteric continuity re-established by a hepaticojejunostomy Roux-en-Y ...
Evidence of hyperinsulinaemia and hypoxaemia in the cord blood of neonates born to mothers with gestational diabetes
(HMPG, 1985)
Increased cord blood C-peptide levels in neonates born to mothers with gestational diabetes (GD) were directly correlated with the increased relative birth weight ratio (BWR) of these neonates. In addition, the percentage ...