Search for dissertations about: "fetal adrenal gland"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words fetal adrenal gland.

  2. 1. Fractional moving blood volume in fetal organs estimated using power Doppler ultrasound

    Author : Edgar Hernandez-Andrade; Lund Obstetrik och gynekologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; reproduction; andrology; gynaecology; Obstetrics; sexuality; Obstetrik; gynekologi; andrologi; reproduktion; sexualitet; fetal adrenal gland; fetal lung; radionuclear microspheres; fetal lamb; perfusion; fetus; Power Doppler ultrasound; fractional moving blood volume;

    Abstract : Power Doppler ultrasound (PDU) is a sensitive technique to detect slow blood movement. The aim of the present study was to develop a standardized method for quantification of the PDU signals recorded from a specific region of interest (ROI) within fetal organs. READ MORE

  4. 2. Developmental and stress induced changes in peptide and catecholamine content of the paraaortic paraganglia

    Author : Lars-Magnus Wikström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : paraganglia; adrenal gland; enkephalin; galanin; NPY; catecholamines; development; asphyxia; hypoglycemia; reserpine;

    Abstract : The paraaortic body (PAB) is the largest extra-adrenal paraganglion and during the perinatal period it contains a substantial amount of catecholamines (CAs). The PAB also contain peptides, whose function in the PAB is not clear. READ MORE

  5. 3. Diverse effects of endocrine-disruptive chemicals on Leydig and adrenocortical cell steroidogenesis in rodents and humans

    Author : Iuliia Savchuk; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : We are living in a man-made world and often exposed to different chemicals known as endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that negatively influence our hormonal system. These compounds have the potential to interrupt a normal steroidogenesis and result in harmful effects on the reproductive health of humans and among other organisms. READ MORE