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Advancements in detection of performance enhancing drugs in dried blood spots : focusing on erythropoietin
(Inst för laboratoriemedicin / Dept of Laboratory Medicine, 2024-04-26)The use of erythropoietin (EPO) for performance enhancing purposes is detected mainly in urine and serum samples in anti-doping laboratories. However, dried blood spots (DBS) have emerged as a potential additional sample ... -
DNA tools for imaging and manipulation of biological samples
(Inst för medicinsk biokemi och biofysik / Dept of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, 2024-04-26)Spatial organization within biological systems is important for understanding mechanisms underlying health and disease. This thesis investigates the role of spatial distribution at cellular and molecular levels, utilizing ... -
Multiple sclerosis, viruses, and B cell depleting therapy : a meeting at the immune system
(Inst för klinisk neurovetenskap / Dept of Clinical Neuroscience, 2024-04-25)Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a highly heterogeneous disease with a complex and undiscovered etiology. Two of the strongest established risk factors for developing MS are carriage of the HLA-DRB1*15:01 allele and Epstein-Barr ... -
The motives and ethical justifiability of treating patients with borderline personality disorder under compulsory care
(Inst för lärande, informatik, management och etik / Dept of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, 2024-04-25)This thesis aims to investigate what motives psychiatrists have for detaining patients with BPD under compulsory care. Also, to examine hospital staff’s experiences of treating patients with BPD under involuntary care and ... -
High-capacity in vitro models for the assessment of pain-related mechanisms
(Inst för fysiologi och farmakologi / Dept of Physiology and Pharmacology, 2024-04-25)Chronic pain affects one in five people. Yet, new efficient drugs with fewer adverse effects remain an unmet need for chronic pain. In vitro models that closer recapitulate relevant disease mechanisms are suggested as a ...