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A review of orange roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus fisheries, estimation methods, biology and stock structure
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: T. A. BranchOrange roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus are unusual fish. They form dense aggregations that have fuelled lucrative fisheries at great depths (600–1 400 m), especially off Namibia, New Zealand and Australia. They are thought to be very long-lived (>100 years, maturity at... -
Enzymatic and genetic polymorphisms of paraoxonase-1 in the Gabonese population: the relation to lipid parameters in patients with diabetes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: FA Abessolo --- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Gabon MJ Bruno --- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Centre of Libreville, Gabon MA N'negue --- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Gabon M Yangou --- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Gabon E Ngou-Milama --- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, GabonBackground: The objective was to study the relationship between the paraoxonase-1 activity, genetic polymorphisms and lipid parameters in a black patient population. -
Cardiovascular risk factors in a treatment-naïve, human immunodeficiency virus-infected rural population in Dikgale, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Felistas Mashinya --- Department of Medical Science, Public Health and Health Promotion, School of Health Sciences, Marianne Alberts --- Department of Medical Science, Public Health and Health Promotion, School of Health Sciences, Robert Colebunders --- International Health Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Belgium Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden --- International Health Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, BelgiumObjective: The objective was to determine lipid levels and cardiovascular risk factors in treatment-naïve, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected rural African people in Limpopo province. -
The half-yellow man
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: BJ Merwitz --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism Research Unit, South Africa FJ Raal --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism Research Unit, South Africa -
The metabolic profiles of HIV-infected and non-infected women in Mangaung, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Z. Hattingh --- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, C. Walsh --- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Fj Veldman --- Fibrinogen Unit, Cj Bester --- Department of Biostatistics,Objective: To determine the biochemical nutritional status of HIV-infected women in Mangaung. -
The diet-heart hypothesis, obesity and diabetes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Je Rossouw --- Women’s Health Initiative Branch, Program for Population Science and Prevention Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, USAHuman feeding studies show that dietary fat quality, but not total fat intake, influences levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. Meta-analyses indicate an association with reduced coronary heart disease (CHD) risk when saturated fatty acid is replaced with polyunsaturated fatty... -
Relationship between magnesium and lipids in patients with diabetes mellitus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: JM Jansen van Vuuren --- Northdale Hospital, South Africa S Pillay --- Edendale Hospital, South Africa CJ Jansen van Vuuren --- uMgungundlovu Health District, South AfricaIntroduction: Non-communicable diseases, especially cardiovascular diseases (CVD), have become more prevalent across the world, more so in developing countries. Novel methods in the management of CVD risks in patients with diabetes mellitus, type 2 (DM2) requires constant attention and an... -
Diet of albacore Thunnus alalunga from the waters of Mauritius (western Indian Ocean) inferred from stomach contents and fatty acid analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: Z Dhurmeea --- , Mauritius H Pethybridge --- , Australia EV Romanov --- , Réunion C Appadoo --- , Mauritius N Bodin --- , SeychellesThe diet of albacore Thunnus alalunga from their spawning ground in the waters of Mauritius was investigated. The stomach contents of 249 albacore individuals, caught by industrial longliners and artisanal fishers, was analysed, and the dominant prey taxa were selected... -
Mobilisation and dynamics of energy reserves in different tissues of Donax trunculus (Bivalvia: Donacidae) in the Gulf of Tunis (eastern Mediterranean Sea, Tunisia)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: D Boussoufa --- , Tunisia H Chalouati --- , Tunisia N Ghazali --- , Tunisia JC Navarro --- , Spain M El Cafsi --- , TunisiaSeasonal changes in condition index and the biochemical components (proteins, lipids and glycogen) of the gonad/digestive gland, foot, labial palp, mantle, gills and adductor muscles of Donax trunculus Linnaeus, 1758 from the Gulf of Tunis were monitored seasonally, from November... -
Is vitamin D status associated with non-communicable disease risk in children? A cohort study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Machuene A Poopedi --- , South Africa; Shane A Norris --- , South Africa; John M Pettifor --- , South Africa;