Search for dissertations about: "offspring"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 366 swedish dissertations containing the word offspring.

  2. 21. Long-term metabolic effects of a high birth weight

    Author : Inger W Johnsson; Jan Gustafsson; Fredrik Ahlsson; Maria Lundgren; Ola Nilsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Body composition; Cardiovascular risk factors; Gestational diabetes; Glucose tolerance; High birth weight; Insulin sensitivity; Large for gestational age; Obesity; Offspring macrosomia; Type 2 diabetes; Endocrinology and Diabetology; Endokrinologi och Diabetologi;

    Abstract : The intrauterine environment influences foetal growth as well as future response to risk factors for disease. This occurs partly through epigenetic mechanisms. Thus, birth weight is a possible risk marker of adult disease. READ MORE

  4. 22. Diabetes in pregnancy : a study of complications in the offspring of the rat

    Author : Ulf Eriksson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

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  5. 23. Reproductive factors' impact on the health of mother and offspring : an epidemiological study

    Author : Ingrid Mogren; Umeå universitet; []
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  6. 24. Lead excretion in breast milk and transfer to suckling offspring

    Author : Ira Palminger Hallén; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; PHARMACY; FARMACI;

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  7. 25. Maternal investment in male and female offspring in the fallow deer

    Author : Björn Birgersson; Kjell Wallin; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Animal physiology; Zoofysiologi; zoologi; Zoology;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I investigate whether mothers of the polygynous fallow deer, Dama dama, bias their investment towards male offspring. I aim to answer the specific questions: (i) how is offspring fitness related to maternal investment?; (ii) do male fawns grow faster than female fawns during the period of maternal investment, and if so, why?; (iii) are male fawns more costly to raise than female fawns?; (iv) do fallow deer mothers adjust the sex of their offspring in relation to their ability to invest resources? To answer these questions I have collected and analysed data on reproduction of an enclosed fallow deer population and also performed an experimental study in which the level of investment was controlled for. READ MORE