Search for dissertations about: "Graves’ disease"

Showing result 21 - 24 of 24 swedish dissertations containing the words Graves’ disease.

  2. 21. Iodine status and iodine pool an a small community in western Sweden

    Author : Mille Milakovic; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : goitre; thyroid volume; ultrasonography; urinary iodine; TpoAb; TSH; iodine supplementation; radioiodine uptake; scintigraphy; XRF;

    Abstract : Iodine is essential in the synthesis of the vital hormones of the thyroid gland. On a worldwide basis, iodine deficiency is the global most important cause of thyroid disease. READ MORE

  4. 22. Using genomics to improve Bacillus anthracis diagnostics and outbreak investigations

    Author : Joakim Ågren; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The bacterium Bacillus anthracis causes the disease anthrax, primarily in herbivores but many mammals are susceptible to the disease. Its infective form is as a dormant spore that can lie in the soil for decades. READ MORE

  5. 23. DNA damage affecting thyroidal iodide transport: an explanation to thyroid stunning

    Author : Madeleine Nordén; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : thyroid; radioiodide; thyroid stunning; NIS; cell cycle; genotoxic stress; DNA damage; H2AX; ATM;

    Abstract : 131I is widely used clinically in the treatment of Graves´ disease and differentiated thyroid cancer. However, cellular and molecular effects of 131I irradiation in relation to absorbed dose are poorly documented. READ MORE

  6. 24. Fatigue and cognition : hormonal perspectives

    Author : Marika Möller; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Fatigue is a common complaint and considered a very challenging symptom to cope with in many different medical diseases. The assessment of fatigue is bound up with the problems of both conceptualization and definition. In addition, few studies have investigated suitable neuropsychological tests to examine fatigue and its consequences. READ MORE