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Optimization and validation of a species-specific in vivo approach for studies on growth and progression of neural crest derived tumours
(2010-05-07)
Background: Despite great advantages in cancer therapeutics during the last decades, therapy-resistance remains a problem in the majority of malignancies. Hence, development of more effective therapeutics is critical to ...
Selenocysteine in proteins : properties and biotechnological use
(2005-05-27)
Selenocysteine (Sec), the 21st amino acid, exists in all kingdoms of life and has unique biochemical properties, such as high electrophilicity and low pKa. The highly increased reactivity of selenoenzymes compared to their ...
Transcriptional and epigenetic regulation of gene expression by arsenic in cancer and normal cells
(2016-02-18)
Inorganic arsenic is a toxic metalloid that occurs naturally on the earth’s crust. Millions of people worldwide are exposed to inorganic arsenic via drinking water, and more recently also via contaminated food, in particular ...
Parent-infant skin-to-skin contact studies : parent-infant interaction and oxytocin levels during skin-to-skin contact after Cesarean section and mother-infant skin-to-skin contact as treatment for breastfeeding problems
(2012-03-02)
The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate the impact of early skin-to-skin contact on maternal, paternal and infant interaction immediately after Cesarean section and personality profile in mothers. Furthermore, ...