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Anaesthesia and the paediatric muscle disorders
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: RM Gray --- Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital,Paediatric muscle disorders have significant implications for anaesthetists. Their effects extend beyond skeletal muscle and manifestations in other organ systems are frequently seen; in addition, adverse reactions to anaesthetic drugs may result in fatality if unrecognised or inadequately treated. In... -
Metal bioaccumulation in the fish of the Olifants River, Limpopo province, South Africa, and the associated human health risk: a case study of rednose labeo Labeo rosae from two impoundments
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: A Jooste --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa SM Marr --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa A Addo-Bediako --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa WJ Luus-Powell --- Department of Biodiversity, South AfricaThe Olifants River, Limpopo River system, is now one of the most polluted rivers in South Africa. The concentrations of metals in fish muscle tissue from two impoundments on the Olifants River, Flag Boshielo Dam and Phalaborwa Barrage, were measured... -
Microcystin-LR equivalent concentrations in fish tissue during a postbloom Microcystis exposure in Loskop Dam, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: T Nchabeleng --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa P Cheng --- CSIR Natural Resources and the Environment, South Africa PJ Oberholster --- CSIR Natural Resources and the Environment, South Africa A-M Botha --- Department of Genetics, South Africa WJ Smit --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa WJ Luus-Powell --- Department of Biodiversity, South AfricaThe effects of a decomposing cyanobacteria bloom on water quality and the accumulation of microcystin-LR equivalent toxin in fish at Loskop Dam were studied in May 2012. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay [ELISA] was used to confirm the presence of microcystin-LR equivalent... -
Metal contamination and human health risk associated with the consumption of Labeo rosae from the Olifants River system, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: J Lebepe --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa SM Marr --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa WJ Luus-Powell --- Department of Biodiversity, South AfricaThe Olifants River, a tributary of the Limpopo River system, is one of the most polluted rivers in South Africa. In May 2011 the concentrations of metals in fish muscle tissue from two impoundments, Loskop and Flag Boshielo dams, on... -
Diplopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Khathutshelo Percy Mashige --- Discipline of Optometry, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Alvin Jeffrey Munsamy --- Discipline of Optometry, School of Health Sciences, South AfricaPatients frequently present to medical facilities and emergency rooms with symptoms of diplopia, where a single object is observed as two items. It is important for the clinician to know the clinical presentation of diplopia to be able to determine... -
Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in two morphotypes of African large barb Labeobarbus intermedius (Osteichthyes: Cyprinidae) in Lake Hawassa, Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: S Sorsa --- Department of Biology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Ethiopia A Gezahagn --- Ethiopian Rift Valley Lakes Basin Authority, Ethiopia E Dadebo --- Department of Biology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, EthiopiaWater and muscle tissue samples from two morphotypes of the African large barb Labeobarbus intermedius collected from three sites in Lake Hawassa in 2012–2013 were analysed for eight heavy metals, including Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn... -
Laryngotracheal and cervical muscular anatomy in the genus Uroplatus (Gekkota: Gekkonidae) in relation to distress call emission
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Anthony P. Russell --- , , Canada Heather A. Hood --- , , Canada Aaron M. Bauer --- , , USAThe gekkonid Uroplatus exhibits many autapomorphic features. The laryngotracheal region has long been noted to display unusual characteristics, with a widely expanded and membrane-roofed anterior portion of the trachea being prominent among these. It has been proposed that this tracheal... -
Metal accumulation in House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) from Thohoyandou, Limpopo province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Nathan J Baker --- Department of Zoology, South Africa Simone Dahms --- Department of Zoology, South Africa Ruan Gerber --- Department of Zoology, South Africa John Maina --- Department of Zoology, South Africa Richard Greenfield --- Department of Zoology, South AfricaStudies on metal pollution (cadmium, cobalt, chromium, copper, manganese and nickel) in South African terrestrial environments are severely lacking. Due to being relatively unaffected by industrialisation, the Thohoyandou region may provide data on natural levels of metals for use as... -
Human immunodeficiency virus-related Epstein-Barr virus-associated smooth muscle tumours: South African experience from Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Sugeshnee Pather --- Division of Anatomical Pathology, National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa Rosalind D. Wainwright --- Haematology and Oncology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, South Africa Faieza Sahid --- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, South Africa Thembi Mashele --- Division of Anatomical Pathology, National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa Eunice J. van den Berg --- Division of Anatomical Pathology, National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa Reena D. Mohanlal --- Division of Anatomical Pathology, National Health Laboratory Service, South AfricaBackground: Despite the rampant human immunodeficiency (HIV) epidemic in Africa, there is a paucity of published data of HIV-related Epstein-Barr virus-associated smooth muscle tumours (EBV-SMT) from Africa. -
The association between calf circumference and appendicular skeletal muscle mass index of black urban women in Tlokwe City
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: PO Ukegbu --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa HS Kruger --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa JD Meyer --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa C Nienaber-Rousseau --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa C Botha-Ravyse --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa SJ Moss --- Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation Sciences, South Africa MI Kruger --- Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research, South AfricaBackground: Sarcopenia, the loss of muscle mass and strength, is associated with adverse health outcomes. Calf circumference (CC) has been proposed as a surrogate measure of muscle mass in the elderly; however, ethnic/sex specific cut-off values remain to be established. -
Assessment of trace metals in water samples and tissues of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) from the Akaki River Catchment and the Aba Samuel Reservoir, central Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: AB Kassegne --- Centre for Environmental Science, Ethiopia T Berhanu --- Interim Coordinator, Central Research Laboratory, Ethiopia JO Okonkwo --- Department of Environmental, Water and Earth Sciences, South Africa S Leta --- Centre for Environmental Science, EthiopiaConcentrations of Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn were determined in water and muscle of Clarias gariepinus from the Akaki River Catchment and the Aba Samuel Reservoir in Ethiopia during 2016 and 2017. The analyses were performed... -
Cadmium and lead levels in three freshwater fish species from the Zambezi region, Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: O Madzingira --- , Namibia LZ Lifumbela --- , Namibia E Kandiwa --- , Namibia L Kandjengo --- , Namibia B Mushonga --- , NamibiaMuscle tissue from three-spotted tilapia (Oreochromis andersonii) (n = 11), sharp tooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus) (n = 14) and tigerfish (Hydrocynus vittatus) (n = 12) were sampled from a market in the Zambezi region, Namibia in June 2018 and analysed... -
Differences in metal compositions and concentrations of sympatric predatory fish and squid from the South Atlantic Ocean
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Ryan C Uren --- , South Africa Francois Bothma --- , South Africa Carl D van der Lingen --- , South Africa Hindrik Bouwman --- , South AfricaMetals occur naturally in the environment and in organisms. Organisms at higher trophic levels may contain metals at elevated concentrations, as a result of accumulation from anthropogenic and natural sources, potentially making them more susceptible to detrimental effects, as well... -
Assessment of laryngeal muscle and testicular cell types in Xenopus laevis (Anura Pipidae) inhabiting maize and non‐maize growing areas of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: ErnestE. Smith --- Texas Tech University, LouisH. Du Preez --- North‐West University, South Africa Angella Gentles --- Texas Tech University, KeithR. Solomon --- University of Guelph, Canada Bernard Tandler --- Case Reserve University, JamesA. Carr --- Texas Tech University, GlenL. Van Der Kraak --- University of Guelph, Canada RonaldJ. Kendall --- Texas Tech University, JohnP. Giesy --- Michigan State University, TimothyS. Gross --- Florida Caribbean Science Center‐USGS‐BRD,We tested the hypothesis that adult African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis) inhabiting water bodies in maize‐growing areas (MGA) of South Africa would exhibit differences in testicular structure compared to frogs from water bodies in non‐maize‐growing areas (NMGA) in the same... -
Muscle ultrasound: a reliable bedside tool for dietitians to monitor muscle mass
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Lizl Veldsman --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Alison Lupton-Smith --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Guy A Richards --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Renée Blaauw --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa