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Using detergent-enhanced LAMP for African trypanosome detection in human cerebrospinal fluid and implications for disease staging
(PLoS, 2019)Objective Where human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) patients are seen, failure to microscopically diagnose infections by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense in blood smears and/or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the critical early ... -
Effects of the organochlorine p,p’-DDT on MCF-7 cells: investigating metabolic and immune modulatory transcriptomic changes
(Elsevier, 2019)The organochlorine pesticide dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) is persistent in the environment and leadsto adverse human health effects. High levels in breast milk pose a threat to both breast tissue and nursing ... -
Tissue distribution and characterization of feline cytochrome P450 genes related to polychlorinated biphenyl exposure
(Elsevier, 2019)Cats have been known to be extremely sensitive to chemical exposures. To understand these model species' sensitivity to chemicals and their toxicities, the expression profiles of xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes should be ... -
Metal concentrations in corals from South Africa and the Mascarene Basin: a first assessment for the Western Indian Ocean
(Elsevier, 2019)Little knowledge exists on the state of metal contamination in corals from the Western Indian Ocean (WIO). Fragments of four soft and five hard coral genera were collected from five sites in the WIO– Sodwana Bay and Aliwal ... -
Gold nanostar colorimetric detection of fructosyl valine as a potential future point of care biosensor candidate for glycated haemoglobin detection
(MDPI, 2019)Diabetes Mellitus is a growing global concern. The current methods used to detect glycated haemoglobin are precise, however, utilise expensive equipment, reagents and consumables. These are luxuries which rural communities ...
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