Search for dissertations about: "ENS"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 117 swedish dissertations containing the word ENS.
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1. ”Why Do We Even Bully?” : Exploring the Social Processes of Bullying in Two Swedish Elementary Schools
Abstract : The aim of this dissertation is to explore and deepen the understanding of pupils’ experiences of bullying and their reflections on why bullying may occur and be maintained in school, despite pupils’ understanding that bullying is wrong. This aim is examined in four articles. READ MORE
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2. Hirschsprung´s Disease & Gastroesophageal Reflux. Aspects on Two Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders in Childhood
Abstract : Gastrointestinal motility disorders are common in childhood and in this thesis we look at two of them, i.e. Hirschsprung´s Disease (HD) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in five different studies. READ MORE
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3. The Enteric Nervous System, Plasticity and Survival
Abstract : The thesis deals with plasticity in terms of neurotransmitter expression and survival of neurons in the adult enteric nervous system (ENS). Several motility disorders have been suggested to originate in developmental defects, neurodegeneration, or insufficient innervation by the ENS. READ MORE
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4. Specification of enteric neuron subtypes in the developing gut
Abstract : The enteric nervous system (ENS) is the biggest subdivision of the peripheral nervous system and harbors more neurons than the spinal cord. Its intricate network of ganglia is spanning the entire length of the gastrointestinal wall from where it controls peristalsis, secretion and blood flow. READ MORE
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5. Adapt, Survive or Die - Metabolic Imbalances and the Enteric Nervous System
Abstract : Abstract: In this thesis the questions “do enteric neurons adapt to survive in conditions of obesity/type 2-diabetes (T2D) related metabolic imbalances? Or do they die?” are asked. Obese and T2D patients have high rates of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms. READ MORE