Search for dissertations about: "detoxification nutrition"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words detoxification nutrition.

2. 1. Endemic ataxic polyneuropathy in Nigeria

   Author : Olusegun Steven Ayodele Oluwole; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Ataxia; Polyneuropathy; Nutrition; Cassava; Cyanogenic glycosides; Cyanide; Thiocyanate; Tropical;

   Abstract : Ataxic polyneuropathy is a neurological syndrome that was described from an endemic area in south-western Nigeria in the 1950s and 1960s. The major clinical features are sensory polyneuropathy, sensory gait ataxia, optic atrophy, and nerve deafness. READ MORE

4. 2. Effects of toxin-producing phytoplankton on copepods: feeding, reproduction and implications to the fate of toxins

   Author : Betina Kozlowsky-Suzuki; Biologiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Ecology; Ekologi; GSH transferase; oocyte development; fate of toxins; toxin accumulation; toxic phytoplankton; copepods;

   Abstract : Phytoplankton growth and loss rates are governed by several factors and in many cases, when growth control fails, algal blooms are established. Such blooms can be formed by different phytoplankton species and some of them have harmful impacts on marine ecosystems. READ MORE

5. 3. Glutathione during stress in man

   Author : Urban Fläring; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Glutathione, a tripeptide (gamma-glutamyl, -cysteinyl, -glycine), is quantitatively the most important antioxidant in man, protecting cells from the toxic effects of reactive oxygen species (ROS). These highly reactive molecules cause tissue damage and are produced at high rates during critical illness including sepsis [1-4]. READ MORE