Search for dissertations about: "rat tumour model"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 27 swedish dissertations containing the words rat tumour model.

  2. 21. CELL REPLACEMENT THERAPY FOR PARKINSON’S DISEASE: The importance of neuronal subtype, cell source and connectivity for functional recovery

    Author : Shane Grealish; Neurobiologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; mouse behaviour; 6-hydroxydopamine; human embryonic stem cells; fetal tissue; connectivity; midbrain dopamine neuron subtype; cell transplantation; Parkinson’s disease;

    Abstract : Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterised by motor deficits such as slowness in movement, difficulty in initiating movement and tremor at rest. The cause of these motor symptoms is the selective loss of mesencephalic dopaminergic (mesDA) neurons, located in the substantia nigra (SN). READ MORE

  4. 22. Genetic and immunological mechanisms regulating neuroinflammation

    Author : Alan Gillett; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common neurological disorder in young adults and imposes both health and socioeconomic burdens on society. The cause and aetiology of MS are incompletely understood and current treatments are inadequate. READ MORE

  5. 23. Genetic variations influencing susceptibility to multiple sclerosis

    Author : Kristina Duvefelt; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurological disease affecting approximately 12 000 individuals in Sweden. Epidemiological studies have shown that most likely several genetic variations contribute and interact with each other as well as with environmental factors in the development of MS. READ MORE

  6. 24. Molecular characterization of type I endometrial carcinomas

    Author : Kristina Levan; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : endometrial cancer; gene expression; Rb1; E2F-1;

    Abstract : Endometrial carcinoma is the most common malignancy in the female reproductive tract. In Sweden over 1300 women are diagnosed every year, and although the prognosis is favourable in the majority of cases, about 160 patients die of the disease every year. READ MORE

  7. 25. Craniofacial bone reconstruction with bone morphogenetic protein-2

    Author : Ann-Charlott Docherty Skogh; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : bone morphogenetic protein;

    Abstract : Bone defects in the craniofacial area are a clinical challenge and can be the result of trauma, tumour resection or congenital malformations. The golden standard for reconstruction is autologous bone grafts, but bone may not always be readily available and donor-site morbidity might follow. READ MORE