Search for dissertations about: "MEDICINE Physiology and pharmacology Pharmacological research Toxicology"
Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words MEDICINE Physiology and pharmacology Pharmacological research Toxicology.
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1. Models and biomarkers of motor and neuropsychiatric complications in Parkinson’s disease
Abstract : Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterised by typicalmotor symptoms that are caused by severe dopamine depletion in the cortico-basalganglia network. Parkinsonian motor symptoms are improved by dopaminergicmedications, the most effective being the dopamine precursor L-DOPA. READ MORE
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2. Brain glycine receptors as a common target for alcohol and the relapse-preventing drug acamprosate - a preclinical study
Abstract : Alcohol abuse and dependence make up the most prevalent categories of substance use disorders in the world. Converging evidence from the current research group has identified two receptor populations, the glycine (GlyRs) and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) in the mesolimbic dopamine system, as two potentially important targets for the development of new medication to treat alcohol dependence. READ MORE