Renal histopathological and biochemical changes following adjuvant intervention of and antiretroviral therapy in diabetic rats.

Objectives: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is an important primary cause of end-stage kidney disease. This study explores the mechanisms of the reno-protective effects of () in diabetic rats following treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) regimen triplavar.

Materials And Methods: Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats (n=48) were divided into 7 groups (A-G).

Sex determination using humeral dimensions in a sample from KwaZulu-Natal: an osteometric study.

The morphological characteristics of the humeral bone has been investigated in recent times with studies showing varying degrees of sexual dimorphism. Osteologists and forensic scientists have shown that sex determination methods based on skeletal measurements are population specific, and these population-specific variations are present in many body dimensions. The present study aims to establish sex identification using osteometric standards for the humerus in a contemporary KwaZulu-Natal population.

Post-treatment with Telfairia occidentalis seed oil attenuates alcohol-induced testicular damage in Sprague-Dawley rats.

Background: Long term alcohol use has been implicated in men with sexual disorders including suppression of testosterone levels as well as testicular morphological changes.

Objective: This research investigated the ability of Telfairia occidentalis (T.O.