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Description and prediction of clinical radiosensitivity : emphasis on normal tissue reactions
(2004-02-27)
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external RT. The median follow-up was 19 months. Seventeen of 264
evaluable patients (6%) developed clinical hypothyroidism (increased
TSH/decreased FT4) whereas chemical hypothyroidism (increased TSH/normal
FT4) developed in 57 patients (22%). At 3 years...
Hormonal treatments and the breast : effects on sex steroid receptor expression and proliferation
(2002-04-05)
regulation of ER values.
FNA biopsies were used to assess epithelial proliferation in normal breast tissue from 106 healthy premenopausal women with and without oral contraceptives. OC users had a higher (p=0.03) proliferation rate (mean 4.8 % of KI-67/MIB...
Bile in the oesophagus contributes to the development and complications of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
(2002-05-10)
Objective: To clarify the relationship between duodenogastro- oesophageal reflux (DGOR) and gastro- oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) and its complications.
Methods: As persons who have had their gallbladders removed ...
Diabetic osteopathy : a study in the rat
(2012-03-09)
-I was reduced by 18%, while IGFBP-1 and IGFBP-4 were increased by 89 and 20 %, respectively. This complies with the lower BMD in the diabetic rats. In cortical bone, IGF-I was reduced by 38%, whereas no change was seen in ankles. The loss of IGF-I in cortical...
Birth centre care : reproduction and infant health
(2004-04-02)
This thesis has two general aims, to investigate factors affecting
women s decision to have a second baby and to study the effect of birth
centre care on infant outcome. The specific aims were to investigate 1)
whether ...
Minimally invasive hernia surgery
(2003-04-25)
Minimally invasive laparoscopic and open tension-free techniques have been evolved during the 1990's. Different laparoscopic techniques have been used, where the totally extraperitoneal hernioplasty (TEP) is a technically ...
Tissue destruction in arthritis : experimental studies
(2003-11-14)
Destruction of joint cartilage and bone is one of the most serious consequences of chronic arthritis. Clinically, the standard assessment of joint destruction is performed by radiography. The sensitivity of radiographic ...
Ocular counter-rolling during head tilt
(2003-08-29)
When tilting the head towards the shoulder there are numerous mechanisms influencing on the generation and maintenance of ocular counter-roll. Each of these mechanisms has its own temporal and spatial characteristics which ...
Endocrine and metabolic aspects of adult Prader Willi syndrome with special emphasis on the effect of growth hormone treatment
(2003-09-05)
Prader Willi Syndrome (PWS) is a complex genetic disorder characterized by muscular hypotonia, hyperphagia, obesity and behavioural problems. Partial growth hormone (GH) deficiency and hypogonadism are common. Results of ...
Lumbar muscle fatigue and recovery : evaluation of electromyography in patients with long-term low-back pain and in healthy subjects
(2002-11-22)
of the patients. In a further study, 15 of the healthy subjects performed the fatigue test at 40% and 80% of MVC with both 2 cm and 4 cm inter-electrode distances. EMG variables were initial median frequency, median frequency slope (obtained from linear regression...