Search for dissertations about: "alcohol toxicity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 swedish dissertations containing the words alcohol toxicity.

2. 1. Aspects of neonatal septicaemia : prevention and complications

   Author : Louise Björkman Hjalmarsson; Jens Schollin; Andreas Ohlin; Claus Klingenberg; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Neonatal sepsis; prevention; coagulase-negative staphylococci; nosocomial; hygiene; neonatal morbidity; alcohol toxicity;

   Abstract : Study I was part of the Extremely Preterm Infants in Sweden Study (EXPRESS), a prospective national study including all infants born .... READ MORE

4. 2. Effect of Drugs on Rabbit Retina

   Author : Anna Cardiakidis Myers; Lund Oftalmologi; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Drug toxicity; electroretinography; histopathology; intravitreal injection; rifabutin; anti-VEGF; triamcinolone; benzyl alcohol; anti-TNF-alpha; adalimumab;

   Abstract : The adverse effects of drugs in the eye are not easily detected, and the underlying pathogenesis not fully understood. The effects of four different kinds of drugs have been investigated in the rabbit eye, using electroretinography, ocular examination and histochemical methods. READ MORE

5. 3. Drug and alcohol induced hepatotoxicity

   Author : Angelica Butura; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Hepatotoxicity; in vitro models; alcoholic liver disease; CYP2E1;

   Abstract : Drug induced hepatotoxicity is the most common reason cited for withdrawal of already approved drugs from the market and accounts for more than 50 percent of cases of acute liver failure in the United States. Ethanol (EtOH) causes a further substantial amount of liver insufficiencies world wide. READ MORE

6. 4. Aldehyde toxicity in human oral epithelium

   Author : Jan Anders Nilsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Oral epithelium; cell cultures; toxicity; transformation; aldehydes; thiols; ADH3;

   Abstract : Human oral epithelium is an established target for aldehyde toxicity, including from usage of tobacco, intake of foods and fluids, leaching of dental materials, and from mouth inhalation of aldehydes in the work environment. Following establishment of culture/exposure protocols for oral cell cultures, toxicity mechanisms and risk of malignant transformation from aldehyde exposure was investigated, including the metabolic defense offered by alcohol dehydrogenase 3 (ADH3) against formaldehyde toxicity. READ MORE

7. 5. Fungal degradation patterns and toxicity of furfurylated wood

   Author : Annica Pilgård; Chalmers University of Technology; []
   Keywords : Daphtox; Quantitative real-time PCR; Furfurylation; Microtox; Basidiomycota; Acetylation; Wood modification.; Daphnia magna; Thermal modification; Trametes versicolor; Decay; Vibrio fischeri;

   Abstract : The demand for timber products is increasing with global population and affluence. Concerns regarding conventionally used toxic wood preservatives and the deforestation of tropical forests have become more prominent both socially and politically. Wood based products are generally recognised as an environmentally favourable raw material. READ MORE