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Mother and newborn adaptations after birth : influence of administration of oxytocin and epidural analgesia during labour
(2009-08-31)
infusion (EDAnon-OT group, n=7). Data were collected two days postpartum in connection with a morning breastfeed. Maternal blood samples were drawn with an interval of 30 seconds during the first 7.5 minutes and at 10, 20, 30, and 60 minutes after start...
Parental smoking, wheezing and sensitisation in early childhood
(2008-01-18)
years of age the response rate was 91% (3,619 children) and among these 73% participated in a clinical investigation including peak flow measurements and blood sampling for analyses of IgE antibodies to common inhalant and food allergens. Odds ratios...
Assessment of health-enhancing physical activity at population level
(2007-09-28)
To assess the levels and patterns of health-enhancing physical activity in the population there is a real need for better instruments to be developed. The overall aims of this thesis were to test the International Physical ...
Exposure to skin irritants : validation of questions and epidemiological aspects
(2008-03-14)
Hand eczema is common, and is the most frequent occupational skin disease. Exposure to skin irritants contributes to hand eczema. Common skin irritants are water, detergents, chemicals and foodstuffs. The aim of this thesis ...
Endothelin receptor antagonism and hypertonic solutions in experimental endotoxin shock
(2007-05-18)
Sepsis is a common and serious condition among patients in the intensive care unit. It is characterized by a systemic inflammatory response, resulting in cardiovascular instability and impaired organ tissue oxygenation due ...
Alcohol and inflammation : a study of effects of ethanol on endothelial and epithelial cell functions
(2007-10-26)
Although short–term alcohol drinking causes euphoric and stress relieving effects, alcohol abuse is a major risk factor for neurobehavioural, liver and muscle injury as well as reduced host defence with enhanced susceptibility ...
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 ...
Menstrual status and long-term cardiovascular effects of intense exercise in top elite athlete women
(2008-03-28)
Although physical exercise is generally beneficial for health, female athletes run an elevated risk of developing chronic energy deficiency, with ensuing severe consequences such as reproductive dysfunction, bone ...
B-cell survival factors in multiple sclerosis and myasthenia gravis
(2007-03-14)
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, progressive neurological disease in which death of myelin-producing oligodendrocytes and axonal damage are prominent pathological features. The cause of MS is unknown but genetic and ...
Role of inflammatory and mitochondria genes in adipose tissue and obesity
(2007-09-28)
arachidonate 5 lipoxygenase activating protein (ALOX5AP) was first implicated in CVD in men. We aimed to investigate its role in obesity in adipose tissue. We found the mRNA expression to be increased in obesity and strongly associate to insulin resistance...