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Foxi1, an important gene for hearing, kidney function and male fertility
(2007-08-27)
Aim: In this study we focused on the biological importance of the forkhead transcription factor Foxi1. The overall aim was to elucidate the functional role of Foxi1 in the inner ear, kidney and epididymis.
When mice ...
Elemental composition of fine particles: exposure in the general population and influence from different sources
(2007-03-02)
The general population is exposed to particulate air pollution from many different local
and regional sources. Examples of local sources are traffic, biomass burning and
resuspended dust, while regional sources are ...
Cystic fibrosis in adults. Diagnostic, epidemiologic and quality-of-life aspects
(2007-03-30)
Background: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a severe hereditary disease. The type of mutation in the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane conductance Regulator (CFTR) gene will determine the degree of CFTR chloride channel malfunction. ...
Immunomodulation by estrogen and estren
(2007-03-02)
Estrogen affects the development and regulation of the immune system. Treatment of gonadectomized mice with estrogen results in suppression of T and B lymphopoiesis, as well as decreased delayed type hypersensitivity ...
Health and Rehabilitation in a Psychosocial Context. A Ten Year Persepctive.
(2007-08-20)
Abstract
This thesis is a retrospective- and prospective study of 372 long-term sick listed individuals with diseases of the locomotor system that underwent vocational rehabilitation conducted by the Social ...
Influences of Statistical Analyses on Result Presentations of Oral Implant Treatment
(2007-05-23)
Abstract
Evaluation of oral implants involves at least three major components: statistical methods, study design and success criteria.
The aims of the current thesis were to investigate how different statistical methods ...
Dendritic cell maturation and death during Salmonella infection. Role of pro-inflammatory cytokines and MyD88
(2007-12-21)
The costimulatory molecules CD80 and CD86 are required for the ability of dendritic cells (DC) to induce both tolerance and immunity. This thesis investigates the control of CD80/CD86 upregulation in vivo on DC during ...
Impairment of Endothelial Thromboprotective Function by Haemodynamic and Inflammatory Stress - Implications for hypertensive disease
(2007-06-29)
The physiologically most important activator of intravascular fibrinolysis is tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA). The endothelium synthesizes and stores t-PA and regulated release of the enzyme is an important local ...
Human response to wind turbine noise - perception, annoyance and moderating factors
(2007-05-23)
Aims The aims of this thesis were to describe and gain an understanding of how people who live in the vicinity of wind turbines are affected by wind turbine noise, and how individual, situational and visual factors, as ...
Dilemmas and consequences of chronic disease-lived experiences of coeliac disease and neuropathic pain
(2007-09-27)
Dilemmas and consequences of chronic
disease-lived experiences of coeliac disease
and neuropathic pain
Akademisk avhandling som för avläggande av medicine doktorsexamen
vid Sahlgrenska akademin vid Göteborgs Universitet ...