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Effects of mercury and fluoride on human immune cells : elucidation of mechanisms
(1998-11-27)
Mercury, from dental amalgam, and fluoride, administered to prevent dental caries, have been argued to cause adverse health effects. The aims of this thesis have been to examine in what manner the fluoride and mercuric ...
Observations on essential biochemical data profile in connection with restorative proctocolectomy in humans : vitamin B12 and fat absorption cited
(2001-10-18)
PATIENTS: The material includes 99 patients who consecutively received
handsawn pouch and ileoanal anastomosis, after mucosectomy. Sixty-five
patients were men and forty-four were women. The mean-age was 31.4 (range
17-59) ...
Synaptic uncoupling in the mouse cochlea induced by noise or cisplatin and its clinical relevance
(2020-03-12)
The cochlea has an autonomous circadian clock that controls auditory function and increases vulnerability to noise trauma during the active phase. The mechanisms regulating the circadian control of the auditory system are ...
Genetic studies in familial non-BRCA breast cancer
(2017-11-09)
Family history is an important risk factor for breast cancer, the presence of breast cancer in a first degree relative in general nearly doubles the risk and the risk increases with the number of affected relatives. ...
CYP2C-dependent drug metabolism in vivo : influence of genetics and drug interactions
(2010-11-24)
Cytochrome P450 enzymes (CYPs) are responsible for the metabolism of the majority of therapeutic drugs. This thesis focuses on one of the CYP subfamilies, CYP2C, especially CYP2C9 and CYP2C19, which are responsible for the metabolism of 15– 20...
Diagnosis and treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection in Vietnamese children
(2009-11-20)
regimens, respectively. The overall resistance to clarithromycin, metronidazole and amoxicillin was 50.9%, 65.3% and 0.5%, respectively. In LAC regimen, eradication was linked to the strains being sensitive (OR 7.23, 95% CI 2.10-24.9, relative to resistant...
Structural studies of lipopolysaccharides expressed by non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae and Haemophilus parainfluenzae strains
(2012-08-31)
The present thesis describes lipopolysaccharide (LPS) structures expressed by non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae and Haemophilus parainfluenzae strains. LPS is a major surface component of Gram-negative bacteria. Structural ...
Attempted suicide and shame
(2012-02-02)
A suicide attempt constitutes not only a risk factor for suicide, but also an expression of human suffering. As therapists, physicians and caring personnel we have an opportunity to reach out to this suffering individual ...
Epidemiological and clinical aspects of fertility and diseases associated with infertility among Swedish-born and foreign-born women
(2007-05-18)
Objective: To examine the association between sociodemographic factors and first birth country of birth and hospitalization for pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), ectopic pregnancy (EP), infertility trends in Sweden during ...
Assays for monitoring HIV therapy in low-middle income countries
(2013-05-20)
associated mutations (RAMs) according to direct sequencing. Additional resistance mutations corresponding to <20% of the viral populations were found by UDPS in 9 analysed patients. In four of these, the mutations are likely to have contributed to phenotypic...