Search for dissertations about: "platelet indices"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words platelet indices.

  2. 1. CRITICAL LIMB ISCHAEMIA WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON EPIDEMIOLOGY, INFLAMMATORY MARKERS AND CARDIAC FUNCTION

    Author : Jamal Barani; Vaskulära sjukdomar - kliniska studier; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Risk factors.; Peripheral arterial disease.; Medicin människa och djur ; Medicine human and vertebrates ; Critical limb ischaemia.; inflammatory markers.; Mortality.; Congestive heart failure.;

    Abstract : In Conclusion Paper I. In patients undergoing aorto-iliac angiography, no effects of the procedure were seen upon inflammatory mediators. On the other hand, angiography influenced markers of platelet activation in these patients. Paper II. READ MORE

  4. 2. Effect of pharmacological treatment of serotonergic function in depression

    Author : Aram El Khoury; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Sertonin depression; platelets; HPA-axis; intracellular calcium; lithium; SSRI NRI;

    Abstract : Since its identification in raphe neurons of the central nervous system (CNS), the biogenic amine serotonin (5- hydroxytryptamin, 5-HT) has been implicated in the etiology and pathophysiology of affective disorders, such as depression. It has been proposed that enhancement of central serotonergic transmission may underlie the therapeutic response to different types of antidepressant drugs. READ MORE

  5. 3. Serotonin system in Alzheimer’s disease : from a molecular and biomarkers perspective

    Author : Walid Tajeddinn Abderhim; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Serotonin, 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) is a monoamine neurotransmitter with a wide range of biological functions. It contributes to the integrity, connectivity and function of the central nervous system (CNS). READ MORE

  6. 4. Mechanisms of inflammatory lung injury : Studies in isolated perfused rat lungs

    Author : Anders Ljungman; Östergötlands Läns Landsting; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : Isolated perfused rat lungs (IPRLs) were used to study mechanisms andmediators of lung injury due to (i) ischemia-reperfusion (IR) and (ii) endotoxin. To investigate the role of polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) in IR injury, PMNs were added to the perfusate of IPRLs subjected to IR. READ MORE