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Organohalogen environmental pollutants in Baltic fish : chemical characterization and toxicological evaluation with a focus on bone disturbances
(2005-10-28)
The present study was initiated due to concern about toxicological consequences associated with the exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) via the consumption of Baltic fish. In Sweden, fish from the Baltic Sea ...
Nestin regulation in the embryonic and adult CNS
(2001-11-09)
The developing mammalian central nervous system (CNS), i.e. the brain and spinal cord, is generated from neuroectodermal stem/progenitor cells lining the neural tube. The CNS stem/progenitor cells proliferate and migrate ...
Outcome and refinements of gender confirming surgery
(2016-11-28)
Introduction: Gender dysphoria is a state in which the individual shows strong and persistent identification with the opposite sex. After thorough diagnostic assessment, the treatment includes gender confirming surgery ...
Diverse effects of endocrine-disruptive chemicals on Leydig and adrenocortical cell steroidogenesis in rodents and humans
(2017-09-22)
We are living in a man-made world and often exposed to different chemicals known as endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that negatively influence our hormonal system. These compounds have the potential to interrupt a ...
Neurorestorative strategies involving neurogenesis, neuronal precursors and stem cells in animal models of Parkinson's disease
(2009-10-08)
The general aims of the thesis is to provide evidence for neurogenesis in the adult substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc), where the dopamine-producing neurons lost in Parkinson's disease (PD) reside; to optimize methods ...
Studies on adult stem cells
(2006-05-12)
While our bodies are aging, in quite a few tissues, new cells are born every day, till the day we die. As you are reading this sentence, there is perhaps a new neuron born in your brain (and some are dying). Where does it ...
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 ...
Toll-like receptor activation induced changes in dendritic cells
(2011-11-14)
Dendritic cells (DC) are professional antigen-presenting cells that act as a “bridge” between innate and adaptive immunity by the induction and subsequent orchestration of immune responses. The ligation of Toll-like receptors ...
Intrinsic brain activity in health and disease
(2015-08-20)
The main part of the brain’s energy need is to support housekeeping functions and internal
information processing, regardless of external tasks. Cognitive brain imaging, aimed at relating
mental phenomena to neurophysiological ...
Physiological roles of A1 and A2A adenosine receptors : studies using genetically modified mice
(2008-09-05)
Since adenosine receptors were identified and cloned, their roles in
animals and humans have been extensively studied. Because pharmacological
tools have limitations, we have used mice in which adenosine receptors
have ...