Search for dissertations about: "Anna Edlund"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words Anna Edlund.

  2. 1. CFTR in pancreatic islets

    Author : Anna Edlund; Diabetes - öcellsexocytos; []
    Keywords : CFTR; CF; CFRD; Cystic fibrosis; Cystisk fibros; Diabetes; Insulin; Beta cell; Glukagon; Glucagon; Alpha cell; Alfa-cell; Anoctamin; ANO1; ANO;

    Abstract : AbstractCystic fibrosis (CF) is caused by mutations in the anion channel and protein regulator CFTR. The most common co-morbidity in CF is CF-related diabetes (CFRD) affecting ~50% of adult patients. The etiopathology of CFRD is largely unknown but the destruction of the exocrine pancreas is thought to contribute. READ MORE

  4. 2. Microbial diversity in Baltic Sea sediments

    Author : Anna Edlund; Janet K. Jansson; Södertörns högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Havsbottnen; Mikroorganismer; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning; Baltic and East European studies;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on microbial community structures and their functions in Baltic Sea sediments. First we investigated the distribution of archaea and bacteria in Baltic Sea sediments along a eutrophication gradient. READ MORE

  5. 3. Links between plasma apoE and glucose metabolism, brain insulin signaling, and synaptic integrity : Relevance to Alzheimer’s disease pathophysiology

    Author : Anna Edlund; Henrietta Nielsen; William Rebeck; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Alzheimer’s disease; apolipoprotein E; insulin; metabolism; Amyloid precursor protein APP ; Fe65; neurokemi med molekylär neurobiologi; Neurochemistry with Molecular Neurobiology;

    Abstract : Human apolipoprotein E (apoE) exists as three main isoforms called apoE2, apoE3, and apoE4, of which the E4 isoform is associated with increased Alzheimer’s disease (AD) risk. Brain glucose hypometabolism, linked to synaptic dysfunction, occurs years before symptom onset in AD, especially in APOEε4-carriers. READ MORE

  6. 4. Constructing an Arbiter of Status : A Study of the European Research Council's Emergence in the Field of Science

    Author : Peter Edlund; Linda Wedlin; Anna Tyllström; Mikaela Sundberg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Status; Arbiters; Fields; Evaluations; European Research Council; Starting Grants; Business Studies; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to shed light on how certain actors are constructed into third-party arbiters of status. Such arbiters mediate the triadic relations in which status is created, assessing and suggesting certain candidates as particularly worthy of deference from audiences. READ MORE

  7. 5. Parental Perspectives on Preschool Children’s Lifestyle : quantitative and qualitative aspects

    Author : Christina Stenhammar; Anna Sarkadi; Birgitta Edlund; Björn Wettergren; Lennart Köhler; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; eating habits; lifestyle; childhood overweight; parents; perspectives; physical activity; and postal questionnaire; Paediatric medicine; Pediatrisk medicin; Pediatrik; Pediatrics;

    Abstract : Children’s lifestyle has changed significantly during the recent decades, with an increasing prevalence of obesity as one outcome. Parents are usually the most influential people in young children’s lives. READ MORE