Search for dissertations about: "Mikael Lördal"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Mikael Lördal.

  2. 1. Tachykininergic and serotonergic control of the migrating motor complex : studies in rat and man

    Author : Mikael Lördal; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Small intestinal motility; MMC; human; rat; tachykinins; serotonin; 5 hydroxytryptamine; substance P; neurokinin A.;

    Abstract : Small bowel motility has been studied in rats and in humans by means of electromyography and manometry. The aim was to study the effects of mammalian tachykinins and 5 hydroxytryptamine(5-HT, serotonin) on small bowel motility, with special regard to the migrating motility complex (MMC), contractile force, and transit of small bowel contents. READ MORE

  4. 2. Collagenous Colitis : A Study of Inflammatory Mediators and Growth Factors Based on Segmental Colorectal Perfusion and Immunohistochemistry

    Author : Yesuf Ahmed Taha; Magnus Thörn; Yngve Raab; Lars Lööf; Mikael Lördal; Curt Tysk; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : General; Collagenous; Collagenous colitis; inflammatory mediators; Steroid treatment; Eosinophil Cationic Protein; Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor bFGF ; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor VEGF ; albumin; ALLMÄNT;

    Abstract : Collagenous colitis (CC) is an inflammatory bowel disease of unknown etiology. It is characterized by watery diarrhoea without blood, normal endoscopic findings but microscopically colonic mucosal inflammation and increased thickness of the subepithelial collagen band, the latter being a pathognomonic sign. READ MORE