Search for dissertations about: "locomotor behavior"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 39 swedish dissertations containing the words locomotor behavior.
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1. Analysis of different forms of locomotor behavior in lamprey
Abstract : The ability to locomote, that is move actively in space, is characteristic of the animal kingdom. Many species are capable of different forms of locomotion. They include forward and backward locomotion, fast and slow progression, etc. READ MORE
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2. Swimming with the current : Fictive locomotion reveals subtle phenotypes in the zebrafish locomotor network
Abstract : Neural networks are the functional building blocks of the central nervous system. To better understand how these networks develop and operate, we turned to the zebrafish locomotor network, with a focus on subtypes of interneurons expressing dmrt3a and wt1a. READ MORE
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3. Behavioral effects of female sex steroid hormones : models of PMS and PMDD in Wistar rats
Abstract : Background Animal models can be used to mimic human conditions of psychopathology, and also as pre-clinical models to evaluate candidate drugs. With hormonal treatment it is possible to produce behavior in the rat which corresponds to the mental symptoms of pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS), and pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). READ MORE
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4. Distribution and modulatory roles of neuropeptides and neurotransmitters in the Drosophila brain
Abstract : The central complex is a prominent neuropil found in the middle of the insect brain. It is considered as a higher center for motor control and information processing. READ MORE
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5. How can an organism´s life experience affect their descendants? Insights from epigenetic and transgenerational effects of chemical exposure in zebrafish
Abstract : Environmental pollution causes approx. 10% of human diseases, and some develop in the progeny because of parental exposure. Effects passed on to subsequent generations may be a consequence of genetic mutations, or of inherited changes in epigenetic patterns. READ MORE