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Creatine and exercise – strong evidence for stronger heart muscle

Webster, Ingrid Huisamen, Barbara Du Toit, Eugene F. (American Society of Exercise Physiologists, 2011-10)

There has been a dramatic increase in the use of dietary creatine supplementation among sports men and women, and by clinicians as a therapeutic agent in muscular and neurological diseases. The effects on skeletal muscles ...
Cryopreservation/transplantation of ovarian tissue and in vitro maturation of follicles and oocytes : challenges for fertility preservation

Varghese, Alex C. Du Plessis, Stefan S. Falcone, Tommaso Agarwal, Ashok (BioMed Central, 2008-10)

Cryopreservation of ovarian tissue and in vitro follicle maturation are two emerging techniques for fertility preservation, especially in cancer patients. These treatment regimes are opening up more options and allow for ...
The effect of dietary red palm oil on the functional recovery of the ischaemic/reperfused isolated rat heart : the involvement of the PI3-Kinase signaling pathway

Engelbrecht, Anna-Mart Odendaal, Louise Du Toit, Eugene F. Kupai, Krisztina Czont, Tamas Ferdinandy, Peter Van Rooyen, Jacques (BioMed Central, 2009-05)

We have previously shown that dietary red palm oil (RPO) supplementation improves functional recovery in hearts subjected to ischaemia/reperfusion-induced injury. Unfortunately, the cellular and molecular mechanisms ...
Ischaemic postconditioning : from bench to bedside …

Van Vuuren, Derick Lochner, Amanda (Clinics Cardiv Publishing, 2008-12)

The increase in the incidence of ischaemic heart disease and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in both high- and lowincome countries necessitates the development of myocardial salvaging/protection interventions, to be ...
Melatonin prevents cardioprotection induced by a multi-cycle ischaemic preconditioning protocol in the isolated perfused rat heart

Genade, S. Ytrehus, K. Lochner, A. (Clinics Cardiv Publishing, 2006-10)

The powerful cardioprotective actions of melatonin, the chief secretory product of the pineal gland, have been attributed largely to its free radical-scavenging properties. Free radicals play an important role in the ...
Protection of the ischaemic heart : investigations into the phenomenon of ischaemic preconditioning

Lochner, A. Marais, E. Genade, S. Huisamen, B. Du Toit, E. F. Moolman, J. A. (Clinics Cardiv Publishing, 2009-02)

Exposure of the heart to one or more short episodes of ischaemia/reperfusion protects the heart against a subsequent prolonged period of ischaemia, as evidenced by a reduction in infarct size and an improvement in ...
Proteomics : a subcellular look at spermatozoa

Du Plessis, Stefan S. Kashou, Anthony H. Benjamin, David J. Yadav, Satya P. Agarwal, Ashok (BioMed Central, 2011-03)

Abstract. Background. Male-factor infertility presents a vexing problem for many reproductively active couples. Many studies have focused on abnormal sperm parameters. Recent advances in proteomic techniques, especially ...
Rapid induction of ageing character in brandy products. Part I. Effects of extraction media and preparation conditions

Van Jaarsveld, F. P. Hattingh, S. Minnaar, P. Blom, M. (SASEV, 2009-10)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of different wood types and treatments, and extraction media to induce rapid ageing of brandy. Extracts were prepared from American and French oak, specially prepared ...
Rapid induction of ageing character in brandy products. Part III, Influence of toasting

Van Jaarsveld, F. P. Hattingh, S. Minnaar, P. (SASEV, 2009)

As part of a broader study that investigated techniques for the rapid induction of the needed ageing character in brandy products, the effect of oak wood toasting on quality and chemical composition of oak wood extracts ...
Rapid induction of ageing character in brandy products. Part II, Influence of type of oak

Van Jaarsveld, F. P. Hattingh, S. Minnaar, P. (SASEV, 2009)

As part of a broader study that investigated techniques for the rapid induction of the needed ageing character in brandy products, the effect of oak type on quality and chemical composition of oak wood extracts and matured ...