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Allergen-induced airway reactions in the pig in vivo : inflammatory mediators as targets for asthma therapy
(2002-03-01)
vasoconstrictive effect mediated by CysLT1 receptors.
To investigate the role of ETs, ET agonists (ET-1, ET-3 and sarafotoxin) were administered as i.v. injections and as aerosols. Since only the selective ETB-receptor agonist sarafotoxin induced a significant...
A reason to be bitter : cassava classification from the farmers' perspective
(2001-11-16)
" cultivars 153 mg (Cl 143 - 163, range 22 -
661). Farmers' distinction of "bitter" and "cool" cultivars predicts
glucoside levels (r = 0.56). Taste scoring for bitterness by the taste
panel was strongly correlated (r = 0.87) with cyanogenic glucoside levels...
Clinical application of QLF and DIAGNOdent : two new methods for quantification of dental caries
(2002-02-25)
of carious lesions on smooth surfaces and good intra- and inter-operator agreement for lesions on occlusal surfaces. 3) With respect to clinical cut-off thresholds for dentinal caries on occlusal surfaces, no definite recommendations for DIAGNOdent could...
A UDP-glucose deficient mutant cell line as a model to study the cytotoxicity of Clostridium perfringens PLC
(2001-11-09)
A Chinese Hamster fibroblast mutant cell line, deficient in UDP-glucose (UDP-Glc) and hypersensitive to Clostridium perfringens phospholipase C (PLC) was used in this study to determine some of the molecular consequences ...
Severe hypoxemia during apnea in humans : influence of cardiovascular responses
(2002-09-13)
When a diving human holds his or her breath, the heart beat slows and the blood vessels constrict in large portions of the body. In diving mammals such as seals, similar responses effectively conserve oxygen for the brain, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Sacroiliac pain-provocation testing in physiotherapy : time and force recording
(2004-08-27)
Introduction: Some of the tests used for examining pain arising from the
sacroiliac region are intended to provoke pain by using manually applied
forces. Previous reliability and validity studies of sacroiliac
pain-provocation ...
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 ...
Diabetic osteopathy : a study in the rat
(2012-03-09)
The present study on non-obese Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rats with type-2 diabetes and neuropathy was an attempt to describe and define pertinent features of diabetic osteopathy. Altogether, the study included 33 GK rats aged 12 ...