Search for dissertations about: "Buprenorphine"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the word Buprenorphine.
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1. Surgical Stress in Rats : The Impact of Buprenorphine on Postoperative Recovery
Abstract : During surgery, both anesthesia and tissue damage cause physiological stress responses in the body. The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is activated with increased levels of glucocorticoids. READ MORE
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2. The analgesic mechanisms of buprenorphine
Abstract : Buprenorphine, a derivative of thebaine, is a semi-synthetic opiate and a partial p-opioid receptor agonist. Buprenorphine is also a weak kappa-opioid receptor antagonist. Buprenorphine is used clinically as an analgesic and for maintenance therapy of opiate-dependent subjects because it produces limited withdrawal symptoms. READ MORE
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3. Malmö Treatment Referral and Intervention Study (MATRIS). Studies of opioid maintenance treatment in patients referred from a needle exchange program
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4. Improving maintenance treatment of heroin addiction : the role of buprenorphine
Abstract : Background: Heroin addiction is a condition with high morbidity and mortality. The discovery of Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) by Dole and co-workers 1964 represented the first major advance in the treatment of this condition. Through the work of Gunne et al in Uppsala, MMT was implemented in Sweden already in 1966. READ MORE
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5. Anaesthesia and analgesia for surgery in rabbits and rats : a comparison of the effects of different compounds
Abstract : Studies of anaesthesia and analgesia in rats and rabbit were undertaken with the aim to improve anaesthesia techniques, for better animal welfare and research quality. Induction of anaesthesia with the volatile halogenated agents isoflurane, sevoflurane and desflurane was compared in the New Zealand White rabbit. READ MORE