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Chemoattractants as causative agents, biomarkers and therapeutic targets in vascular pathology
(2006-09-22)
Atherosclerosis and restenosis are driven by chronic immune response in the vascular wall. This involves cell migration into and within the vessel wall, cell proliferation as well as accumulation of lipids in the vessel ...
Endothelin and the regulation of peripheral and uteroplacental vascular tone during pregnancy
(2004-11-26)
The mechanism behind the vascular adaptation during pregnancy is poorly understood. The fall in peripheral resistance, particularly in the uterine vasculature, is crucial for sufficient increase in uteroplacental blood ...
Tuberculosis control in Vietnam : directly observed treatment, short-course (DOTS) : the role of information and education
(2004-11-15)
in
FilaBavi, were interviewed about their health seeking behaviour and TB
knowledge. Those interviewed also provided sputum samples for AFB and a
chest X-ray for TB diagnosis. TB notification and mortality rates were
analysed for prolonged cough cases...
Maternal morbidity in Uganda : studies on life-threatening pregnancy complications in low-income settings
(2004-11-25)
Introduction: Life-threatening complications in pregnancy rarely achieves
public health prominence in the same way as maternal mortality partly
because they represent a wide spectrum of conditions. The improved level
of ...
The study of sensory cilia development in Caenorhabditis elegans
(2008-01-04)
Cilia and flagella are widespread eukaryotic subcellular components
that are conserved from green algae to mammals. In different organisms
they function in cell motility, movement of extracellular fluids and
sensory ...
Physical activity, body composition and physical self esteem among children and adolescents
(2005-02-25)
The increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity poses a global health problem. Special concern is focused on overweight during youth since it may cause negative impact on health both during childhood, adolescence and ...
Genetic association analysis of overlapping biological pathways in cardiovascular and Alzheimer disease
(2006-05-26)
To gain insight into the importance of the genome for diseases, sequencing and genotyping efforts aim to identify the consequences of genetic variation on both a functional and population level. The task involves the ...
Child health promotion : analyses of activities and policy processes in 25 Swedish municipalities
(2005-09-30)
The Swedish municipalities are important actors that offer appropriate
environments for healthpromoting activities directed at children and
adolescents. Enhanced understanding on how such activities develop is
needed ...
Oral mucosal lesions, tobacco use and the long-term outcome in a Swedish population
(2006-11-10)
The overall objectives of this thesis were to study the natural history for Oral Lichen (OLL), Oral Leukoplakia (OL) and Snus Induced Lesions (SIL) and to correlate cancer and mortality among users and non-users of Swedish ...
Study of serotonin, innervation and sensory neuropeptides in allergic contact dermatitis
(2005-08-17)
In a murine model of contact allergy, 24 h after challenge with antigen, increased axonal growth using an antibody to growth-associated protein-43 (GAP-43) was seen in the epidermis and dermis of eczematous skin. Protein ...