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The process of nutrient analysis for controlled feeding trials: a comparative study of two South African nutrient databases with chemical analysis
(Elsevier, 2008)
Background
There is an increased tendency in the field of nutrition research to conduct more outpatient controlled feeding trials. The formulation of accurate diets is essential in order to assemble valid scientific data, ...
The effects of residual platelets in plasma on plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1-related assays
(PLOS, 2017)
Due to controversial evidence in the literature pertaining to the activity of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 in platelets, we examined the effects of residual platelets present in plasma (a potential pre-analytical ...
Antidiabetic effects of Aloe ferox and Aloe greatheadii var. davyana leaf gel extracts in a low-dose streptozotocin diabetes rat model
(ASSAf, 2011)
The medicinal use and commercialisation of the plants Aloe ferox and Aloe greatheadii are primarily based on research done on Aloe vera and Aloe arborescens. Consequently, in this study we investigated the possible ...
Glycaemic control improves fibrin network characteristics in type 2 diabetes: a purified fibrinogen model
(Thieme, 2008)
Diabetic subjects have been shown to have altered fibrin network structures.One proposed mechanism for this is non-enzymatic glycation of fibrinogen due to high blood glucose.We investigated whether glycaemic control would ...