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Immunogenicity of anti-leishmaniasis vaccines in man
(2003-12-26)
volunteers (ages 7-52) were screened for exposure to Leishmania. Of these 98 were negative for LST and had negative antiLeishmania antibodies. The drop out rate of this one and a half-year study was high. The LST conversion was in 4/13 and 3/7 volunteers...
Functional ability in non-ambulatory people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy or spinal muscular atrophy assessed with the EK scale
(2002-05-24)
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) are neuromuscular diseases characterised by profound global skeletal muscle weakness leading to severe physical disability. The EK scale, an instrument ...
Postoperative nausea and vomiting in women : an unglamorous aspect of anaesthesia
(2002-08-23)
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Results: The incidences of PONV after termination of pregnancy, breast cancer surgery and laparoscopic gynaecological surgery were 7.5%, 57% and 47%, respectively. No clinically important differences with regard to the incidence of PONY were found between...
Beta-chemokine and CD8+ T-cell noncytotoxic anti-HIV/SIV activity
(2003-11-07)
A small number of individuals remain uninfected despite repeated exposure to HIV. A number of viral and host factors are thought to account for this resistance. The cell-mediated immune response is likely to be important ...
Drug treatment in children with focus on off-label drug use
(2010-08-06)
There is a lack of paediatric documentation concerning efficacy and
safety of many drugs, which contribute to drug use outside the terms of the product license (off-label). In the present thesis, four studies (I-IV), using ...
Diagnostic evaluation of fetal death with special reference to intrauterine infections
(2002-05-10)
-99 according to an extensive investigational protocol. A presumptive explanation of the stillbirth was established in 91% of the cases. The most common factors associated with intrauterine fetal death could be identified as infections (24%), placental...
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 ...
Functional and bioinformatical studies of the TGFb superfamily : identification and characterization of ALK7
(2001-11-02)
The transforming growth factor beta (TGFbeta) superfamily of polypeptide
growth factors encompasses more than 30 diverse mammalian members. They
are involved in most cellular processes, ranging from cell proliferation
and ...
Vestibular control of body orientation in lamprey
(2004-03-26)
Maintenance of body orientation (postural control) is a vital motor function of the brain. The general goal of this project was to understand the organization and operation of neuronal networks responsible for postural ...
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 ...