Search for dissertations about: "angiotensinogen"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the word angiotensinogen.

  2. 1. Interference with biological rhythm : a novel approach to metabolic disorders in women

    Author : Roger Karlsson; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Growth hormone; GH; cholecystokinin; CCK; osteocalcin; angiotensinogen; diurnal variation; oral contraception; pregnancy; menopause;

    Abstract : Women seem to be largely protected against certain ‘welfare disorders’ such as cardiovacular disease and osteoporosis, during their fertile years.The metabolic changes observed during women’s non-menstrual states, i.e. READ MORE

  4. 2. Novel endocrine aspects of human adipose tissue

    Author : Cecilia Karlsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Adipose tissue; obesity; leptin; olfaction; hypertension; infertility; angiotensinogen; angiotensin II; sulfonylurea receptor; growth hormone;

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  5. 3. Genes implicated in the development of obesity and obesity-related disease

    Author : Kajsa Lindell; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : obesity; adipose tissue; hypothalamus; leptin; leptin receptor; 5 untranslated region; hypertension; angiotensinogen; DNA microarray;

    Abstract : Obesity is a major health problem because of its dramatic increase in prevalence and the association of obesity with type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, hypertension and stroke. Although mutations in certain genes have been shown to cause obesity, the molecular mechanisms underlying obesity and obesity-related disease are still largely unknown. READ MORE

  6. 4. Functional characterisation of polymorphisms in candidate genes for coronary heart disease

    Author : Ferdinand M van't Hooft; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : fibrinogen; coagulation factor VII; apolipoprotein B; hepatic lipase; angiotensinogen; atherosclerosis; low density lipoprotein; high density lipoprotein; blood pressure;

    Abstract : Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a multifactorial disorder. Several important risk factors, in particular cigarette smoking, hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia, reduced high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol concentration and hyperglycaemia, have been defined. READ MORE

  7. 5. Pharmacogenetic Studies of Antihypertensive Treatment : With Special Reference to the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System

    Author : Lisa Kurland; Heribert Schunkert; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Medical sciences; pharmacogenetics; hypertension; renin-angiotension-aldosterone system; gene polymorphisms; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Medicine; medicin;

    Abstract : Hypertension is common and constitutes an increased risk of morbidity and mortality of cardiovascular disease. Antihypertensive treatment will reduce this risk; the individual patient's response to treatment, however, is difficult to predict. READ MORE