Search for dissertations about: "MAGE"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 32 swedish dissertations containing the word MAGE.
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1. On the Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Glucose Homeostasis
Abstract : Obesity has grown to epidemic proportions, and in lack of efficient life-style and medical treatments, the bariatric surgeries are performed in rising numbers. The most common surgery is the Gastric Bypass (GBP) surgery, with the Biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (DS) as an option for the most extreme cases with a BMI>50 kg/m2. READ MORE
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2. Gonad development and male gametogenesis
Abstract : Testicular and ovarian organogenesis involve a pathway of developmental genes which are differentially regulated in males and females. In mammals, sex determination is controlled by a dominant gene, SRY, located on the Y chromosome. READ MORE
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3. Novel genes in gonadal development
Abstract : Mammalian sex determination and differentiation can be divided into three major steps. In the first step, which occurs at fertilisation, the genetic sex is established, XX or XY. In the second step, development of the indifferent gonad into either an ovary or a testis takes place. READ MORE
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4. Quantitative analysis of melanoma transcripts : with emphasis on methodological and biological variation
Abstract : The introduction of RT-PCR made it possible to detect circulating tumor cells in melanoma patients by analysis of melanoma-associated transcripts, especially tyrosinase. Since the development of the first PCR method for tyrosinase mRNA, several studies have presented varying results. READ MORE
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5. Identity development in context: An integrated approach in understanding aspects of ethnicity and gender
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate identity from different perspectives and at different ages in Sweden. Specifically, in Study I, the aim was to explore what types of ethnicity-related experiences were prevalent and whether these types of experiences differed depending on immigrant status, self-identified ethnicity, or age group. READ MORE