Search for dissertations about: "oxytocin receptor"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 19 swedish dissertations containing the words oxytocin receptor.
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11. The effects of some peptide hormones on osteoblast-like cells : with specific focus on oxytocin and vasopressin
Abstract : The nonapeptides oxytocin (OXT) and vasopressin (AVP) are mainly produced in the hypothalamus and released into the circulation through the neurohypophysis. Recently, an OXT-receptor was demonstrated in human osteoblast-like (hOB) cells, and it has been suggested that patients with central diabetes insipidus (deficiency of AVP) have decreased bone mass. READ MORE
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12. Body fat regulating neuropeptides: relation to interleukines and gut microbiota
Abstract : Previous studies have shown that mice lacking interleukin-6 (IL-6), an important cytokine in the immune system, develop obesity, and that central, but not peripheral, administration of IL-6 induces energy expenditure. These findings suggest that IL-6 suppresses fat mass through the central nervous system. READ MORE
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13. Leptin targets in the brain regulating body weight : receptors and down-stream mediators of leptin in neurons of the hypothalamus and brainstem
Abstract : Obesity is a disease which has become a global epidemic that is beginning to replace undernutrition and infectious diseases as the most significant contributor to ill health in the world. In particular, obesity is associated with diabetes mellitus, hypertension and coronary heart disease. READ MORE
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14. Genetic and hormonal influences on affiliative behavior in humans
Abstract : Affiliative bonds between romantic partners are widespread pan-culturally and an important part of human nature and society. Still, knowledge about the biological correlates of human pair bonds is sparse. READ MORE
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15. Hormones and sex steroid receptors in the female pig : effects of mating, artificial insemination, seminal plasma and genistein
Abstract : Artificial insemination (AI) of sows and gilts is replacing mating in many countries. Another change over the last decades is that soya, rich in phytooestrogens, is routinely used in the diet to pigs. READ MORE