Search for dissertations about: "Acetylcholine synthesis"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 swedish dissertations containing the words Acetylcholine synthesis.
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1. On The Innervation of Salivary Glands and Treatment of Dry Mouth - An Experimental and Clinical Study
Abstract : Detailed knowledge of the innervation of the parotid gland is essential in basic studies on various neuroglandular phenomena as well as in various types of orofacial surgery. The innervation is more complex than usually depicted in Textbooks. READ MORE
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2. Molecular Mechanisms of Reward and Aversion
Abstract : Various molecular pathways in the brain shape our understanding of good and bad, as well as our motivation to seek and avoid such stimuli. This work evolves around how systemic inflammation causes aversion; and why general unpleasant states such as sickness, stress, pain and nausea are encoded by our brain as undesirable; and contrary to these questions, how drugs of abuse can subjugate the motivational neurocircuitry of the brain. READ MORE
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3. Exploring Palladium-Mediated 11C/12C-Carbonylation Reactions : PET Tracer Development Targeting the Vesicular Acetylcholine Transporter
Abstract : The work presented herein describes the utilization and exploration of palladium-mediated incorporations of carbon monoxide and/or [11C]carbon monoxide into compounds and structural motifs with biological relevance.The first part of the thesis describes the design, synthesis and 11C-labeling of prospective PET tracers for the vesicular acetylcholine transporter (VAChT), a target affected in several neurodegenerative diseases. READ MORE
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4. Targeting Biological Systems by Organic Synthesis Methods - Cancer Cells and Proteins
Abstract : This thesis describes the design and synthesis of molecules with potential roles in biomedicine, with an emphasis on molecular recognition in complex biological environments. The first chapter describes the synthesis and evaluation of compounds for use in nuclide therapy. READ MORE
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5. On the synthesis, release and function of acetylcholine in the central nervous system
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