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Structural studies of bacterial carbohydrate antigens with focus on oral commensal bacteria
(2002-08-15)
90% of the total number of cells in the human body consist of the normal
bacterial flora. These bacteria are mostly not harmful and, indeed, even
beneficial as long as they remain physiologically outside the body, e.g.,
within ...
Respiratory control in the newborn : central chemosensitivity, neuropeptides and nicotinic effects
(2002-11-01)
Breathing is regulated by a complex network of neurons located mainly in the brainstem. For the newborn, it is critical for survival that a continuous respiration is established after birth. However, the regulation of ...
Regulation of cytokine receptors and activity markers in eosinophilic inflammatory processes
(2002-05-16)
The eosinophil is an important effector cell in allergic inflammation and asthma and an increased number of eosinophils and eosinophil-derived cytotoxic proteins have been found in blood and airways of allergic patients. ...
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, ...
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 ...
Insulin resistance, genetic variation and cytokines : associations to myocardial infarction risk
(2003-10-17)
Insulin resistance, inflammation and associated genes are considered as factors of potential importance for the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases, but their relationship to myocardial infarction (MI) and associated ...
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 ...
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 ...
Malignant mesothelioma : an experimental study with emphasis on proteoglycans in mesothelial cell growth and differentiation
(2002-04-17)
Malignant mesothelioma is a highly aggressive tumor with median survival ranging from 4 to 12 months and, despite intense therapeutical efforts, it is invariably fatal. Mesothelioma cells are unique in the sense that they ...
Hepatitis C virus kinetics during antiviral treatment
(2004-03-05)
It is estimated that 170 million individuals have chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, whereof 20-30% will develop end stage liver disease within 20-30 years. Antiviral therapy can stop this deterioration and clear ...