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Histochemical, biochemical and electrophysiological studies on dorsal root ganglion cultures : focusing on galanin, neuropeptide Y and glutamate
(2001-11-15)
Galanin (Gal) and neuropeptide Y (NPY) are two peptides, which are
strongly up- regulated in a population of dorsal root ganglion (DRG)
neurons after peripheral nerve injury (axotomy). Both peptides may be
involved in ...
Human ovarian follicle recruitment : an in vitro approach
(2004-03-17)
matrix in defined media for
7 and 14 days at 37°C with 5% C02. Different culture medium supplements
were investigated including growth differentiation factor-9 (GDF-9),
8-bromo cyclic GMP (cGMP), and activin A alone or in combination with
follicle...
Endemic ataxic polyneuropathy in Nigeria
(2002-03-22)
of thiols were within the reference limits in cases and referents. The adjusted relative risk of death in Jobele, compared with Ososa, was 0.43 (95 % CI 0.25 - 0.76). The mean amount of cyanide absorbed into the plasma from gari was 13 µmol (SD 12...
Prognosis in acute myeloid leukemia and influence of monocytic markers : epidemiological, clinical and experimental studies
(2003-04-04)
patients was 5.8 months and the probability of survival at 5 years was 9.3%. In a multivariate Cox proportional hazard analysis, age, LDH and kidney function were independent prognostic variables for survival. Cytogenetics was missing in many patients...
Endocrine tumour development : with special focus on chromosome arms 1p and 11q
(2002-03-29)
The overall goal of this thesis has been to characterise the involvement of chromosome arms 1p and 11 q in the development of endocrine tumours.
The MEN1 gene was analysed as a candidate tumour suppressor gene by ...
A concept for treatment of sports related knee injuries
(2004-04-02)
The aim of the present thesis was, to evaluate local anaesthesia as ananaesthetic technique when performing knee arthroscopies, from a clinicaland economical point of view, and to describe the total costs for surgeryof ...
Perinatal HIV-1 infection : aspects on clinical presentation, viral dynamics and epidemiology
(2004-09-15)
During the last 20 years HIV-1 infection has changed from being an
unknown disease to being a widespread pandemic, in some areas affecting a
large proportion of the human population. Mother-to-child transmission
(MTCT) ...
HLA predisposition to human papillomavirus induced cervical neoplasia : population based studies from the Västerbotten county in northern Sweden
(2001-08-08)
Infection with human papillomaviruses (HPV) types 16 and 18 is the major
cause of cervical neoplasia. Although a high proportion of cervical
cancers (CXCA) harbor HPV genomes, only a small number of women infected
with ...
Autoimmune markers in autoimmune diabetes
(2003-12-19)
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is an autoimmune disease, characterized by autoimmune mediated loss of insulin secreting Beta-cells. The disease is associated with certain HLA class 11 haplotypes. HLA DR3-DQ2 and DR4-DQ8 are positively while DQ6...
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 ...