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L Wolmarans

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PubMed1991

[Attitude of a group of South Africans toward advertising by dentists in private practice].

The advertising of dental services in South Africa is controlled by rules and regulations of the South African Medical and Dental Council. According to these, advertising is not permissible with the exception of specified professional information which may be made known only by means of a nameplate and an entry in a telephone directory. Questionnaires were sent to a randomised sample of 2,100 persons in order to determine the attitude of South Africans towards advertising by private practitioners. According to information obtained from this study there is a strong indication that consumers of dental services prefer a freer form of advertising by dentists in the private practice.

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Epididymal markers in an andrology clinic.

The ability of the markers alpha-glucosidase, carnitine, and glycerylphosphorylcholine to indicate epididymal obstruction was studied. alpha-Glucosidase was found to be the best discriminant, with 93.4% correct classifications. The possible interrelationship between alpha-glucosidase activity, sperm ATP, and epididymal function was then studied. alpha-Glucosidase correlated positively with the percentage of motile sperm (p = 0.0212) and with the percentage of sperm with good forward progression (p = 0.0374), but correlated negatively with the sperm ATP (p < 0.0500). It was concluded that lower ATP and higher alpha-Glucosidase may be markers of efficient epididymal function. The possible epididymal origin of detached ciliary tufts (DCTs) was studied by determining ATP and alpha-glucosidase activity in patients with DCTs. The mean ATP in patients with DCTs was significantly higher (p = 0.009), but the alpha-glucosidase activity significantly lower (p = 0.0412) than in the control group. These results seem to support the epididymal origin of DCTs.

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