Search for dissertations about: "MONOAMINE-OXIDASE ACTIVITY"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 22 swedish dissertations containing the words MONOAMINE-OXIDASE ACTIVITY.

2. 6. Cyanide and central nervous system : a study with focus on brain dopamine

   Author : Gudrun Cassel; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; CNS; cyanide; dopaminergic system; convulsions; receptor binding; tyrosine hydroxylase; monoamine oxidase; extracellular release; inositol phosphate; GABA; GAD;

   Abstract : The brain is a major target site in acute cyanide intoxication, as indicated by several symptoms and signs. Cyanide inhibits the enzyme cytochrome oxidase. This inhibition causes impaired oxygen utilization in all cells affected, severe metabolic acidosis and inhibited production of energy. READ MORE

4. 7. Development of novel fluorine-18 labeled PET radioligands for monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B)

   Author : Sangram Nag; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Monoamine oxidases (MAO-A and MAO-B) are important enzymes regulating the levels of monoaminergic neurotransmitters. Selective and irreversible MAO-B inhibitors such as L-deprenyl and rasagiline are clinically used for the treatment of psychiatric and neurological disorders. READ MORE

5. 8. Juvenile and adult criminality : relationships to platelet MAO activity, triiodothyronine, ADHD, conduct disorder and psychopathy

   Author : Per Olof Alm; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Debut age; criminality; risk; monoamine oxidase; triiodothyronine; conduct disorder; psychopathy; juvenile delinquency; longitudinal research;

   Abstract : Indicators for persistent risk criminality in a group of grown up juvenile delinquents were investigated. The subjects had been examined In 'Young Lawbreakers': a study of 192 boys from an urban area, aged 11-14 years in 1959-1963. They had committed crime against property, serious enough for prosecution if not being underaged. READ MORE

6. 9. Self-rated aggression. Psychobiological aspects and gender issues in medical-psychiatric practice

   Author : Helena Prochazka; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; self-rated aggression; questionnaire; AQ-RSV; physical aggression; verbal aggression; hostility; anger; monoamine metabolites; platelet MAO activity; testosterone; fibromyalgia; depression; gender; sex; female;

   Abstract : Background. The complexities of human aggression are of vital research interest in numerous scientific disciplines. In medical research, aggression is generally studied by means of self- or observer-rated inventories, clinical observations, or neurobiological research. Objectives. READ MORE

7. 10. Affective disorders : multivariate investigations of clinical and biological variables

   Author : Björn Wahlund; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Affective disorders; psychiatric symptoms; classification; unipolardepression; bipolar disorder; cortisol; melatonin; monoamine oxidase; principle componentanalysis.;

   Abstract : This thesis is a methodological and clinical investigation of patients with affective disorders. The goal of the study was to determine the extent to which biological and clinical measures may cluster clinical subpopulations. Analytical and statistical procedures were applied for this purpose. READ MORE