Search for dissertations about: "basal like"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 187 swedish dissertations containing the words basal like.

  2. 1. Beyond the basal ganglia

    Author : Jorien m van der Burg; Institutionen för experimentell medicinsk vetenskap; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; hypothalamus; gastro-intestinal tract; Huntington s disease; metabolism; weight loss;

    Abstract : Huntington’s disease (HD) is a fatal, hereditary disorder caused by a mutation in the gene encoding the protein huntingtin. Although mutant huntingtin is ubiquitously expressed throughout the body, HD research has mainly focused on the role of the basal ganglia. READ MORE

  4. 2. Organization of basal ganglia circuits

    Author : Daniel Fürth; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Anatomical regions and how we define boundaries between and within structures in the brain put a constraint on our understanding of the brain. More than a century of research on the brain has revealed its fundamental organization to be based on single nerve cells communicating through electrical signals over chemical synapses. READ MORE

  5. 3. Inflammation in the immature brain: The role of Toll like receptors

    Author : Linnea Stridh; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : hypoxia-ischemia; immature brain; inflammation; innate immunity; Toll-like receptors;

    Abstract : Infection/inflammation and/or hypoxia-ischemia (HI) are major causes of perinatal brain injury. Toll-like receptors (TLRs), important components of innate immunity, have been shown to be involved in brain injury, both after infectious and endogenous, non-infectious, stimuli. READ MORE

  6. 4. Fullerene-like carbon nitride thin solid films

    Author : Jörg Neidhardt; Brian C. Holloway; Linköpings universitet; []
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    Abstract : The subject of this thesis is to establish synthesis-structure-property- performance relations for nano structured carbon nitride thin solid films. This material consists of bent and frequently intersecting nitrogen-containing graphite basal planes, where nitrogen plays an important role for the initiation of inter-planar cross-links and the induction of curvature via pentagon formation, much like in Buckminster Fullerenes - hence, the terminology "fullerene-like carbon nitride". READ MORE

  7. 5. Brain galanin sytems and their role in depression-like behaviour

    Author : Eugenia Kuteeva; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : 5-HT1A receptor; depression-like behaviour; forced swim test; galanin; galanin-overexpressing; galanin receptor; noradrenaline; serotonin; transgenic mouse;

    Abstract : The aim of the present thesis was to investigate the role of the neuropeptide galanin and galanin receptor subtypes in behavioural functions with a particular focus on depression-like behaviour. In agreement with its wide distribution in the central nervous system, galanin has been implicated in various functions, including regulation of reproduction, endocrine functions, antinociception, attention, learning and memory as well as regulation of mood. READ MORE