Search for dissertations about: "sucrase"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the word sucrase.

  2. 1. Induced Growth and Precocious Maturation of the Digestive System in Suckling Rats and Pigs after Exposure to Red Kidney Bean Lectin

    Author : Ann Linderoth; Biologiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; neuropsykologi; neurofysiologi; Neurologi; neurophysiology; neuropsychology; Neurology; Fysiologi; Physiology; Djurfysiologi; Animal physiology; sucrase; lactase; amylase; trypsin; weaning; small intestine; glucocorticoids; endocytosis; dissacchridases; intestinal permeability; PHA; pancreas; Development; phytohaemagglutinin;

    Abstract : The timing of the postnatal development of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract in mammals is influenced by dietary and hormonal factors. It was hypothesized that accelerated GI cell turnover during maturation would result in a precoucios conversion to more mature digestive functions. READ MORE

  4. 2. Homopolysaccharide metabolism in Lactobacillus reuteri and Pediococcus parvulus

    Author : Emma Årsköld; Teknisk mikrobiologi; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; virology; bacteriology; Carbohydrate metabolism; Exopolysaccharides; Lactic acid bacteria; Mikrobiologi; bakteriologi; virologi; mykologi; mycology; Microbiology;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with the central carbohydrate metabolism and exopolysaccharide (EPS) formation in two different lactic acid bacteria (LAB): Lactobacillus reuteri and Pediococcus parvulus. LAB are traditionally used as starter cultures in the food industry. In general, LAB harbours one glycolytic pathway converting carbohydrates into lactic acid. READ MORE

  5. 3. Understanding the interplay between gut microbiota, gut function and host genes in the generation of gastrointestinal symptoms and disease

    Author : Fatemeh Hadizadeh; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a multifactorial and complex disease categorized in the functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) with an intricate pathogenesis yet far from understood. The prevalence and burden of the FGIDs has urged the need to improve our understanding of them and recent findings have led us to realize that there are biochemical and structural alterations playing roles in their etiology. READ MORE

  6. 4. Identification and functional characterization of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) risk genes and variants

    Author : Tenghao Zheng; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : As one of the most prevalent functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects more than 10% of the general population worldwide with a higher prevalence in women. The primary clinical manifestation of IBS is chronic abdominal pain or discomfort associated with changes in stool frequency and appearance. READ MORE

  7. 5. Genetics of irritable bowel syndrome and associated gastrointestinal symptoms

    Author : Maria Henström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects more than one in ten individuals worldwide and is the most common cause of gut illness. It is classified according to the symptom-based Rome criteria as a functional gastrointestinal disorder (FGID) characterized by recurrent abdominal pain or discomfort accompanied with altered bowel habits (diarrhea, constipation or both). READ MORE