Search for dissertations about: "alcohol protection"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 27 swedish dissertations containing the words alcohol protection.

  2. 6. Alcohol and the effect on some appetite-regulating hormones in man

    Author : Jan Calissendorff; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Leptin; ghrelin; octanoylated; PYY3-36; GLP-1; obestatin; alcohol; NPY; IGF-1; IGFBP-1; insulin; glucose; testosterone; cortisol; catecholamines;

    Abstract : Beverage containing alcohol has been used for centuries to stimulate appetite. Ingestion of a moderate amount of alcohol increase energy intake. Regulation of food intake is complex. Several factors cooperate such as neural impulses from sensory organs; sight, smell, gut distension, social setting, memory, current energy status and hormones. READ MORE

  4. 7. Mechanisms of formation and protection against oxidative DNA damage in vitro and in vivo

    Author : Peter Svoboda; Ralf Morgenstern; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Physical Biology; fysikalisk biologi;

    Abstract : Oxidative DNA damage has been linked to cancer and aging as well as other diseases. The aim of this thesis was to study the mechanisms for DNA damage generated in cells or in vitro systems by ionizing radiation or transition metals like iron ions. READ MORE

  5. 8. Genes that modulate or mediate dopaminergic neurotransmission : expression of the human prodynorphin gene and association studies with candidate genes in an alcohol patient sample

    Author : Thomas Geijer; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : association study; alcoholism; DNA polymorphisms; dopamine receptors DRD2; DRD3; DRD4 ; tyrosine hydroxylase TH ; prodynorphin; messengerRNA; gene expression; promotor Stockholm 1997;

    Abstract : The development of alcoholism may at least partly be attributed to the effect of ethanol on reward and reinforcement. As a genetic influence in the vulnerability to alcoholism and drug abuse has been documented, it is of interest to investigate genes active in brain structures which mediate reward and reinforcement. READ MORE

  6. 9. Dietary fat as an exposure in epidemiological studies. Observations in the Malmö Diet and Cancer cohort

    Author : Iréne Mattisson; Internmedicin - epidemiologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Absolute fat; cohort study; confounders; energy-adjustment; fibre; food groups; plant food; prospective study; relative fat; underreporting; Public health; Näringslära; epidemiology; breast cancer; Folkhälsa; epidemiologi; Nutrition;

    Abstract : The aim was to explore the inherent meaning of total fat and to examine the associations between relative fat intake and postmenopausal breast cancer. Furthermore, the impacts of the alterations in dietary assessment routines are discussed. This thesis uses data from the Malmö Diet and Cancer study, a prospective cohort study. READ MORE

  7. 10. Some Approaches to Eco-Friendly Products from Natural Matrices

    Author : Joel Ljunggren; Erik Hedenström; Olav Martin Kvalheim; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Since the onset of the industrial and chemical revolution, humans have caused immense damages to the surrounding flora and fauna. Effective methods for wood protection measures proved to be toxic; fossil fuels contribute to global warming and pesticides can be detected in the air, water, and soil. READ MORE