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Upholding older adults innate and inherent dignity within a caring context
(2002-10-10)
In the ethical ideals of autonomy and integrity reducing the level of abstraction is necessary in order to more easily be able to follow them in every day care practices. This is especially true concerning the effort of ...
Sinomenine as a novel analgesic : mechanisms and applications
(2018-11-26)
Chronic pain of various origins is a major health care issue affecting a large patient population, also bring significant social and economic cost on the society. Work presented in this thesis concerns novel methods of ...
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, ...
Asthmatics as a susceptible population in health risk assessment of airborne chemicals
(2016-01-20)
Asthma is a common chronic airway disease and about 235-300 million individuals of all
ages are affected by the disease around the world. A precondition of asthma has been
suggested to increase individual susceptibility ...
Nerve injury induced pain and spinal cord stimulation
(2010-11-02)
Chronic neuropathic pain caused by injury to or disease in the nervous system is relatively common and results in major suffering, poor quality of life and incapacity. Such pain is a therapeutic challenge because a ...
The importance of nitric oxide availability in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury : regulatory roles of arginase, L-arginine and tetrahydrobiopterin
(2016-05-16)
Background. Maintenance of nitric oxide (NO) availability is crucial for cardiovascular homeostasis and protection against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury. The mechanisms underlying reduced NO availability are ...