Search for dissertations about: "CORTISOL nicotine"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words CORTISOL nicotine.

2. 1. Causes and consequences of stress and tobacco exposure in utero on birth size, asthma and academic achievement

   Author : Cecilia Lundholm; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : The objective of this thesis was to further the understanding of the consequences of stress and smoking during pregnancy, the causes of intrauterine growth and asthma as well as the consequences of asthma on school performance and to explore explanations of observed associations. In Study I we investigated the associations between four measures of subjective distress and cortisol levels in early and late pregnancy and perinatal outcomes. READ MORE

4. 2. Studies of lipolysis and neuroendocrine rhythms in cluster headache

   Author : Eva Laudon Meyer; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Cluster headache; autonomic nervous system; hypothalamus; lipolysis; microdialysis;

   Abstract : Cluster headache (CH) is characterised by excruciating, unilateral headache attacks, which in the episodic form appear in clusters for weeks or even months. The headache attacks are often accompanied by ipsilateral, cranial autonomic symptoms supporting a local peripheral sympathetic deficit and a parasympathetic discharge. READ MORE