Search for dissertations about: "body-weight"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 341 swedish dissertations containing the word body-weight.

  2. 1. Influence of serotonin-related genes on behavior and body weight

    Author : Jessica Bah Rösman; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : Serotonin; Genes; anorexia nervosa; premenstrual dysforia; body weight; suicide; polymorphism; HTR2C; SLC6A4; GATA2; HTR3B;

    Abstract : Rationale: The neurotransmitter serotonin has been implicated in the regulation of normal behaviors, including food intake, and attributed importance for a variety of common psychiatric conditions, including major depression, suicidal behavior, eating disorders and premenstrual dysphoria. The purpose of these studies was to explore the possible influence of genetic variation in serotonin-related genes on a) body weight, b) binding capacity of the serotonin transporter in the brain of suicide attempters and c) a disorder for which numerous findings suggest serotonin to play a key role, i. READ MORE

  4. 2. Gene Expression in the Brains of Two Lines of Chicken Divergently Selected for High and Low Body Weight

    Author : Sojeong Ka; Finn Hallböök; Tom Porter; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; chicken; juvenile body weight; divergent selection; gene expression; DNA microarray; quantitiative RT-PCR; hypothalamus; neural plasticity; melanocortin system; endogenous retrovirus; carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1b; Neurobiology; Neurobiologi; medicinsk utvecklings- och neurobiologi; Developmental Neurosciences;

    Abstract : Artificial divergent selection of chickens for high and low body weight at 8 weeks of age has produced two lines: the high (HWS) and low (LWS) body weight chicken lines. In addition to the difference in body weight, the lines show extreme differences in feeding behaviour and body composition. READ MORE

  5. 3. Asthma, bronchial hyperresponsiveness and body weight in children

    Author : Xiaomei Mai; Urich Wahn; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : Background: In the past few years, the relationship between overweight and asthma has been shown in countries with a Western life-style, but the mechanisms of this relation are only partially understood. Also, very low birth weight (VLBW) babies have immature lung and immune systems, which can conceivably affect the development of asthma and allergy later in life. READ MORE

  6. 4. Characterization of adipose factors regulated by body weight

    Author : Niklas Mejhert; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : White adipose tissue (WAT) constitutes our most expandable tissue and largest endocrine organ secreting hundreds of polypeptides collectively termed adipokines. Changes in WAT mass induce alterations in adipocyte secretion and function, which are linked to disturbed whole-body metabolism. READ MORE

  7. 5. Obesity, life style and society : psychological and psychosocial factors in relation to body weight and body weight changes

    Author : Birgitta Adolfsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : BMI-group; change process; functional impairment; life style intervention; locus of control; mental well-being; motivation; obesity; physical health; population sex survey; risk factor; self-rated health; sexual abuse; sexual satisfaction; weight reduction; weight reduction programme.;

    Abstract : This dissertation consists of two cross-sectional population studies (studies I and IV), and two prospective studies (studies II and III). In study I the relative importance of obesity for self-rated health with focus on age and gender differences were examined among 5,080 (2,366 males) participants in a national survey. READ MORE