Search for dissertations about: "hypoxia"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 443 swedish dissertations containing the word hypoxia.
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21. Energy metabolic failure within the arterial wall in atherosclerosis
Abstract : Atherosclerosis is a disease that affects large and medium sized arteries. The majority of deaths in a Western population can be directly attributed to complications of this disease. Although research efforts have been vast, the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying atherosclerosis are not fully understood. READ MORE
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22. Effects of arsenic trioxide and hypoxia in multidrug-resistant neuroblastoma
Abstract : Neuroblastoma is a childhood tumour derived from the sympathetic nervous system. Although most children with neuroblastoma initially respond to treatment, approximately 50% of these patients relapse with multidrug-resistant tumours. Arsenic trioxide (As2O3) has been used for centuries to treat different clinical disorders including malignancies. READ MORE
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23. Roles of Heparan Sulfate in Amyloid-β Pathology and Hypoxia
Abstract : Heparan sulfate (HS) is a highly sulfated polysaccharide expressed on the cell surface and in the extracellular matrix, interacting with a large number of proteins. HS is implicated in human diseases, including different types of cancer and amyloid diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). READ MORE
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24. Biomarkers and bioindicators of hypoxia and sediment toxicity in Monoporeia affinis
Abstract : Two of the most pressing environmental problems in the Baltic Sea are pollution and oxygen deficiency. The aim of this doctoral thesis was to evaluate a set of biomarkers and reproductive variables in the amphipod Monoporeia affinis to test their suitability as indicators of exposure to contaminants and hypoxia. READ MORE
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25. The venous circulation in teleost fish -responses to exercise, temperature and hypoxia
Abstract : Sandblom, Erik (2007). The venous circulation in teleost fish -Responses to exercise, temperature and hypoxia. Department of Zoology/Zoophysiology, Göteborg University, Box 463, SE-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden. In fish and other vertebrates, venous capacitance changes have important implications on venous return and cardiac filling pressure. READ MORE