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Altering the fetal programming of the HPA axis and the consequences in the adult auditory system
(2006-11-16)
Prenatal glueocorticoid (GC) has been associated with a variety of alterations in the adult offspring. Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) axis, which is the key regulator for almost all kind of neuroendocine function and ...
Body size and physical activity : epidemiological studies on children and young adults
(2007-05-25)
The overall aim of this thesis was to increase the knowledge about
different aspects of body size and physical activity among Swedish
children and young adults. Specific aims were: (i) to investigate how
BMI-distributions ...
Strategies to improve macroencapsulated islet graft survival
(2007-10-05)
Chronic immunosuppressive therapy may have severe side-effects. In cell
transplantation, the graft can be encapsulated within a membrane chamber,
providing a physical barrier against the immune system. The cell graft
then ...
Caesarean section on maternal request : personality, fear of childbirth and signs of depression among first-time mothers
(2007-05-15)
Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to study healthy first-time mothers
requesting and undergoing an elective caesarean section (CS) and to
compare these to healthy first-time mothers planning a vaginal delivery.
The ...
Statistical methodology for testing genetic association in family-based studies
(2008-04-25)
This thesis is concerned with family-based studies of association between genetic markers and binary traits. A special point of interest in family-based association studies is to separate the within family correlation and ...
Human serum transferrin glycosylation pattern : population differences, analytical methodology and application as a biomarker for testing of alcohol abuse and CDG
(2007-11-16)
Alcohol use and abuse is a major social and economic problem in many
societies. Carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT) is a widely used and
highly specific biochemical alcohol marker of prolonged alcohol abuse.
Increased ...
Liquid chromatography : mass spectrometry study of two biochemical alcohol markers
(2007-03-09)
The interest in biochemical alcohol markers for detecting acute and
chronic alcohol consumption has expanded greatly during recent years. The
development and application of laboratory tests identifying early
problematic ...
Cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiovascular disease risk factors in children and adolescents
(2007-03-09)
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) events occur most frequently during or after the fifth decade of life, however, there is evidence indicating that the precursors of CVD has its origin already in the first or second decade of ...
Cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiovascular disease risk factors in children and adolescents
(2007-03-09)
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) events occur most frequently during or after the fifth decade of life, however, there is evidence indicating that the precursors of CVD has its origin already in the first or second decade of ...
Mild traumatic brain injury : clinical course and prognostic factors for postconcussional disorder
(2006-12-29)
Background: Mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) is frequent and sometimes leads to
persistent disability. It remains a matter of controversy as to what
impact the different main determinants - brain injury factors ...