Search for dissertations about: "non- human primate"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 34 swedish dissertations containing the words non- human primate.

  2. 21. Autoantibody recognition of collagen type II in arthritis

    Author : Ingrid Lindh; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Autoantibodies against collagen type II (CII), a protein localized in the joint cartilage, play a major role in collagen-induced arthritis (CIA), one of the most commonly used animal models for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The studies included in this thesis were undertaken to elucidate structural and functional requirements for B and T cells to recognize native CII structures during experimental arthritis as well as in human RA. READ MORE

  4. 22. Improved adrenocortical PET imaging

    Author : Isabella Silins; Peter Stålberg; Per Hellman; Gunnar Antoni; Anders Sundin; Azita Monazzam; Håkan Geijer; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Introduction: Adrenal tumours can either be benign or malignant, hormone secreting or not, and they can be discovered through clinical examination of the patient or by pure chance. Increased knowledge in the area, plus the widespread use of imaging techniques, have resulted in a rising number of patients with adrenal tumours that subsequently need to be diagnosed. READ MORE

  5. 23. Evaluation of new strategies to elicit neutralizing antibodies against HIV-1

    Author : Mattias Forsell; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The development of an effective HIV-1 vaccine must be considered one of the greatest biomedical challenges of today. The nature of the virus, characterized by immense variability as well as its tropism for the essential CD4+ T cells of the immune system, allows it to establish a chronic infection for years under constant immune selection pressure. READ MORE

  6. 24. Pictorial Primates: A Search for Iconic Abilities in Great Apes

    Author : Tomas Persson; Kognitionsvetenskap; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; match-to-sample; comparative cognition; categorization; Pan paniscus; Gorilla gorilla; signs; reference; iconicity; symbols; pictures; primatology; object-choice-task; enculturation;

    Abstract : Pictures and other iconic media are used extensively in psychological experiments on nonhuman primate perception, categorisation, etc. They are also used in everyday interaction with primates, and as pure entertainment. READ MORE

  7. 25. Local immune responses in tuberculosis : cytolytic effector functions at the site of mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

    Author : Sayma Rahman; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Despite recent advances in tuberculosis (TB) research, shortage of knowledge still exists that limits the host-pathogen interactions in human TB. Cell-mediated immunity has been shown to confer protection in TB, although the relative importance of cytolytic T cells (CTLs) expressing granule-associated effector molecules perforin and granulysin is debated. READ MORE