Search for dissertations about: "Mated cardiomyopathy"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Mated cardiomyopathy.

  1. 1. Thyroid hormone receptor expression in cardiovascular disease and pharmacology

    Author : Shiva Shahrara; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : TR mRNA; amiodarone; propranolol; heart rate; Quantitative RT-PCR; Western blot; Northern blot; mRNA and protein distribution; chronic valvular disease; Mated cardiomyopathy; AT- I cardiomyocytes; mouse myocardium;

    Abstract : The heart is a major target organ for thyroid hormone actions. Thyroid hormone exerts effects on the myocardium, which are mediated by specific nuclear receptors. The thyroid hormone receptors (TR) are members of the steroid hormone receptor superfamily. READ MORE

  2. 2. Life without mitochondrial DNA : studies of transgenic mice

    Author : Jianming Wang; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : mitochondrial disease; mitochondrial DNA mtDNA ; mitochondrial transcripton factor A Tfam ; cre-loxP; conditional knockout; transgenic; mitochondrial cardiomyopathy; apoptosis;

    Abstract : Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is a closed circular DNA genome that resides in the mitochondrial network. Mutations of mtDNA cause spontaneous and hereditary disorders known as mitochondrial diseases. Mitochondrial transcription factor A (Tfam) is a key factor for transcription of mtDNA in vitro. READ MORE