Search for dissertations about: "Growth restriction"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 108 swedish dissertations containing the words Growth restriction.
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16. Studies on Prostanoid Production in the Umbilicoplacental Circulation
Abstract : The fetoplacental circulation is a low pressure system with a high vascular prostacyclin to thromboxane (Pc/Tx)synthesis ratio. In intrauterin growth restriction (IUGR) and diabetes the prostanoid balance may be altered. READ MORE
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17. Interest Groups and Government Policy. A Political Economy Analysis
Abstract : Politics induce economic agents to organise into special interest groups (SIGs) and act strategically to adjust their economic decisions and to conduct rent-seeking activities in order do improve the situation inflicted on them by policy. This thesis examines, in four essays, different forms of SIG influence on public policy in different institutional contexts. READ MORE
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18. Genomic and epigenetic investigations of Silver-Russell syndrome and growth restriction
Abstract : A combination of genes, their epigenetic regulation, and the environment control the phenotypes of an individual, such as how short or tall one grows. Epigenetics refers to chemical modifications of DNA and histones that regulate gene activity and genome stability, and can take the form of, for example, addition of a methyl group to DNA. READ MORE
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19. The Role of Mammalian Target of Rapamycin in the Regulation of Amino Acid Transporters in the Human Placenta
Abstract : Abnormal fetal growth, which is associated with both perinatal morbidity as well as metabolic diseases in adulthood, is an important clinical problem affecting as many as 15% of all pregnancies. However, to this date, there is no specific treatment of this condition. READ MORE
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20. Ultrasound as predictor of perinatal outcome
Abstract : The aim of the work described in this thesis was to evaluate the value of ultrasound examinations of the amniotic fluid, umbilical cord and blood flow velocity waveform of the fetal and placental vessels as predictors of the perinatal outcome. In the first study, the amniotic fluid index (AFI) measured on admission to the labour ward was evaluated in low-risk pregnancies. READ MORE