Search for dissertations about: "free radical scavenger"
Showing result 16 - 17 of 17 swedish dissertations containing the words free radical scavenger.
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16. Changed iron metabolism and iron toxicity in scrapie-infected neuroblastoma cells
Abstract : Reactions and interactions of iron and oxygen can be both beneficial and detrimental to cells and tissues. Iron is mainly found in our blood where it functions as a mediator in the transport of oxygen to the cells and is further vital for the cellular respiration reducing the oxygen to water. READ MORE
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17. Intracranial and intraocular grafting of fetal ventral mesencephalic and striatal tissues : neuronal survival and nerve growth characteristics
Abstract : Parkinson's disease is caused by degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the ventral mesencephalon. Various animal models and clinical trials has shown that grafts of fetal ventral mesencephalic tissue can survive and functionally reinnervate the dopamine-depleted striatum, leading to long-term improvements of therapeutic value, but still symptomatic relief is far from complete. READ MORE