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The role of the endothelin system in experimental acute lung injury : with special reference to the formation of extra-vascular lung water
(2006-05-12)
Acute lung injury is a major clinical challenge in the intensive care unit. Sepsis is the most frequent underlying cause of this pulmonary syndrome, which contains inflammation-induced diffuse alveolar damage and early ...
The role of neuropeptides in spinal nociceptive mechanisms with special emphasis on galanin, neuropeptide Y and orphanin FQ/nociceptin
(2000-01-21)
Several peptides present in sensory neurons and in the spinal cord have been recognized to have inhibitory action in nociception. In this thesis, we have used the flexor reflex preparation in rats to study the role of ...
The human skeletal muscle in vivo : the use of microdialysis to study glucose metabolism and insulin resistance
(2004-11-26)
The aim of this thesis was to further develop the microdialysis technique for studies of glucose metabolism and insulin resistance in human skeletal muscle in vivo and to use this technique to explore the effect of exercise ...
Clinical use of prognostic markers in head and neck cancer
(2022-05-12)
Head and neck cancer (HNC) is a heterogeneous group of tumors where squamous cell carcinoma is the most dominant. In 2020, 1640 new cases of HNC were reported in Sweden which accounted for 2.3% of the total cancer incidence. ...
Injury prevention and safety promotion in rural communities : contribution of community health workers and an injury data registry system in Iran
(2009-05-18)
Injuries affecting people from the rural populations of middle-income
countries are poorly documented and so are people health care seeking
behaviour and their views and concern about injury prevention. The aim of
this ...
Neuropeptides and spinal antinociception : studies on galanin, nociceptin and endomorphin
(2003-05-29)
Nociception and/or the sensation of pain is essential for the survival of the organism. Just as important are the antinociceptive mechanisms that reduce the nociceptive input and perceived pain. Without such mechanisms, ...
Genetic studies in familial non-BRCA breast cancer
(2017-11-09)
Family history is an important risk factor for breast cancer, the presence of breast cancer in a first degree relative in general nearly doubles the risk and the risk increases with the number of affected relatives. ...
Antiretroviral drug resistant HIV-1 in women and children living in Honduras
(2013-02-15)
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) in HIV infected pregnant women contributes to the prevention of HIV transmission to the newborn. However, as ART can also induce HIV drug resistance during suboptimal levels of virological ...
On the clinical assessment of persistent fatigue and pain
(2023-01-04)
Patients with persistent fatigue and pain, most of them women, often struggle with decreased function and related concerns. They commonly receive an inconclusive investigation and a delayed diagnosis. Neuropathic aspects ...
Infections in skin cancer
(2016-03-07)
The increasing prevalence of skin cancer results in that it will soon equal that of all other
cancers combined. Sun exposure is a well-known risk factor for its development, but
despite the growing public awareness of ...