Browsing Masters Degrees (Chemical Pathology) by Issue Date
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Experimental diabetes in the baboon.
(1979)The object of the present study was to determine simultaneously aspects of hepatic and peripheral glucose metabolism in the intact baboon. Isotopic techniques were used to study glucose turnover rates, glucose recycling, ... -
Characteristics of insulin receptors in a human lymphoblastoid cell line (Raji).
(1988)The notion that insulin binds to a specific site on the cell membrane was first proposed many years ago. However, experimental proof of a membrane bound insulin receptor did not come until the early 1970s when biologically ... -
Development of a monoclonal antibody-based immunoradiometric assay for the measurement of the free alpha-subunit of human chorionic gonadotrophin.
(1990)Almost a century has elapsed since the antigen-antibody interaction was first recognised as the basis of an immune response (Ehrlich, 1897). However, it was only in the 1930s, with the development of improved technologies ... -
Apolipoprotein E allele distribution in a South African Indian female population : effect on the lipid profile.
(1993)Genetic polymorphism of apolipoprotein (apo) E has been shown to account for a significant amount of variance in plasma lipid and lipoprotein levels, thereby contributing to the incidence of cardiovascular disease across ... -
The relative contribution of the p53 tumour suppressor gene and the human papilloma virus to cancer of the cervix in Black women.
(1995)Abstract available in PDF. -
Red cell membrane abnormalities in hereditary spherocytosis patients of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2006)Hereditary Spherocytosis (HS) is a common inherited haemolytic anaemia with variable clinical expression. Fifty subjects with HS from KwaZulu-Natal were studied with the aim of providing further information on the protein ... -
A comparison of 24-hour urine versus random urine samples for determination and quantification of Bence Jones protein in a South African population.
(2019)Objectives: The International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) and College of American Pathologists recommend a 24-hour collection for Bence Jones proteins(BJP). Although a 24-hour urine collection is a definitive means to ... -
Evaluation of the utilisation of semi-quantitative procalcitonin versus C-reactive protein for the diagnosis of infection in a Hospital paediatric population,with particular reference to utilisation in suspected bacterial meningitis.
(2019)Background: The high mortality and morbidity due to bacterial infections such as meningitis, alongside the long turnaround times for gold standard microscopy and culture testing, warrants alternative laboratory tests such ...