Search for dissertations about: "toxicology of metals"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words toxicology of metals.

  2. 1. Transcriptional biomarkers of toxicity – powerful tools or random noise? : An applied perspective from studies on bivalves

    Author : Gustaf Magnus Oskar Ekelund Ugge; Olof Berglund; Annie Jonsson; Helena Westerdahl; Mikael Ejdebäck; Bruno Nunes; Högskolan i Skövde; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Biomarkers; Bivalves; Bivalvia; Ecotoxicology; Environmental toxicology; Environmental risk assessment; RT-qPCR; qPCR; Quantitative PCR; Systematic review; Meta-analysis; Dose-response relationships; Concentration-response relationships; Heavy metals; Metals; General toxicity; Copper; Duck mussel; Anodonta anatina; Freshwater; Gene transcription; Biomarkörer; Musslor; Bivalvia; Ekotoxikologi; Miljötoxikologi; Miljöriskbedömning; RT-qPCR; qPCR; Kvantitativ PCR; Systematic review; Metaanalys; Dos-responssamband; Koncentration-responssamband; Tungmetaller; Metaller; Allmän toxicitet; Koppar; Allmän dammussla; Anodonta anatina; Sötvatten; Gentranskription; Ekologisk modellering; Ecological Modelling Group; Biomarkörer; Musslor; Bivalvia; Ekotoxikologi; Miljötoxikologi; Miljöriskbedömning; RT-qPCR; qPCR; Kvantitativ PCR; Systematic review; Metaanalys; Dos-responssamband; Koncentration-responssamband; Tungmetaller; Metaller; Allmän toxicitet; Koppar; Allmän dammussla; Anodonta anatina; Sötvaten; Gentranskription; Biomarkers; Bivalves; Ecotoxicology; Environmental toxicology; Environmental risk assessment; Quantitative PCR; Meta-analysis; Dose-response relationships; Concentration-response relationships; Heavy metals; Metals; General toxicity; Copper; Duck mussel; Freshwater; Gene transcription;

    Abstract : Aquatic organisms are constantly at risk of being exposed to potentially harmful chemical compounds of natural or anthropogenic origin. Biological life can for instance respond to chemical stressors by changes in gene expression, and thus, certain gene transcripts can potentially function as biomarkers, i.e. READ MORE

  4. 2. Mechanisms behind Cadmium-Induced Teratogenicity

    Author : Estíbaliz López Fernández de Villaverde; Lennart Dencker; Ulf Eriksson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Toxicology; Cadmium; Teratogenesis; Exencephaly; Mechanisms; Toxikologi; Toxicology; Toxikologi;

    Abstract : Heavy metals polluting our environment cause concern for developing organisms. Among them, cadmium with extremely slow elimination from the body, causes lower birth weight in humans but has not been classify as a human teratogen. Studies in different laboratory animals have shown that cadmium indeed is a potent teratogen. READ MORE

  5. 3. Responses to reduced industrial metal emissions : An ecotoxicological study on Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca, Aves)

    Author : Åsa Berglund; Erik Nyholm; John Elliott; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Toxicology; Toxikologi; Other biology; Övrig biologi; ekotoxikologi; Ecotoxicology; zooekologi; Animal Ecology; environmental science; miljövetenskap;

    Abstract : Metals have been used by humans for thousands of years, and this has resulted in increased concentrations in the biosphere. The environment around point-sources, such as mines and smelters, are of particular concern, as metals may accumulate to high concentrations, and potentially reach levels toxic to the local flora and fauna. READ MORE

  6. 4. Environmental Contaminants, Recombination and Cancer : Investigations on the molecular mechanisms of spontaneous and induced recombination in the hprt gene of Chinese hamster cells

    Author : Thomas Helleday; Mark Meuth; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : toxikologisk genetik; Genetic Toxicology;

    Abstract : Recombination results in rearrangement of the genetic material contained in the chromosomes inherited from the mother and father and this process is also involved in repairing damage to the genome. Occasionally, the machinery that performs recombination malfunctions and this may lead to illegitimate recombination events which inactivate tumor suppressor genes or activate protooncogenes. READ MORE