Search for dissertations about: "Thesis on thyroid"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 223 swedish dissertations containing the words Thesis on thyroid.

  2. 1. Thyroid cancer : studies on etiology and prognosis

    Author : Arne Hallquist; Lennart Hardell; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Thyroid cancer; prognostic factors; etiology; occupation; medical ionizing radiation; reproductive; and family factors;

    Abstract : Thyroid cancer constitutes about 1% of all malignant tumours and the incidence is increasing in Sweden. It is rare in children before the age of 10. During puberty the female to male ratio increases to be two to three times more common in females. The ratio remains constant until menopause and thereafter declines. READ MORE

  4. 2. Studies on the thyroid : effects of iodine, antithyroid drugs and surgery

    Author : Karl-Erik Arosenius; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

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  5. 3. DNA damage affecting thyroidal iodide transport: an explanation to thyroid stunning

    Author : Madeleine Nordén; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : thyroid; radioiodide; thyroid stunning; NIS; cell cycle; genotoxic stress; DNA damage; H2AX; ATM;

    Abstract : 131I is widely used clinically in the treatment of Graves´ disease and differentiated thyroid cancer. However, cellular and molecular effects of 131I irradiation in relation to absorbed dose are poorly documented. READ MORE

  6. 4. Molecular regulation of thyroid development. New mechanisms of normal and defective morphogenesis

    Author : Henrik Fagman; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : thyroid; congenital hypothyroidism; thyroid dysgenesis; cadherins; pharyngeal arch arteries; Shh; Tbx1;

    Abstract : Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is untreated a major cause of mental retardation. The majority of cases are due to malformations of the gland (dysgenesis). Little is known of molecular mechanisms regulating thyroid morphogenesis. READ MORE

  7. 5. In vitro radiobiological effects of 131I on thyroid cells: towards a mechanistic understanding of thyroid stunning

    Author : Nirmal Bhogal; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : thyroid; radioiodide; stunning; 131I; stress response; DNA damage; Chk2; H2AX; micronuclei; cell cycle;

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