Search for dissertations about: "Violeta Bucinskaite"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Violeta Bucinskaite.

2. 1. Neuro-immune communication: role of the vagus nerve : an electrophysiological study

   Author : Violeta Bucinskaite; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : cholecystokinin; CCKA; CCKB; cytokines; IL-1[beta]; illness; nerve activity; NIDDM; OLETF; the vagus; vagotomy;

   Abstract : Defence mechanisms involve close interactions between the nervous and immune systems following an immune challenge. The vagal pathways which modulate major visceral functions under normal conditions are also important neural pathways for the transmission of information on peripheral conditions to the CNS. READ MORE