Search for dissertations about: "umbilical cord"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 70 swedish dissertations containing the words umbilical cord.

  2. 21. Endothelin and endothelin receptors in human pregnancy and delivery

    Author : Kerstin Wolff; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Endothelin; endothelin receptor; human; pregnancy; preeclampsia; delivery;

    Abstract : Background: Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a 21-amino acid peptide, first described by Yanagisawa et al in 1988. It is one of the most potent constrictors of smooth muscle cells identified to date. READ MORE

  4. 22. Sex steroids, IGF-I, and vascular morphology from birth to adulthood in individuals born small for gestational age

    Author : Kerstin Allvin; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; small for gestational age; preterm; sex steroid; estradiol; testosterone; dihydrotestosterone; glucocorticoid; retina; IGF-I;

    Abstract : Abstract Aim: To study whether there is an association between size at birth, sex steroids, IGF-I, and retinal vascular morphology. Patients and methods: Two different cohorts were studied. In paper I, 25 young adult men born small for gestational age (SGA) were compared to 44 young adult men born appropriate for gestational age (AGA). READ MORE

  5. 23. Pathophysiology of intrauterine asphyxia

    Author : Anna-Karin Welin; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : asphyxia; ECG; endotoxemia; fetal sheep; inflammation; melatonin; periventricular leukomalacia; preterm;

    Abstract : Background: The premature infant is at increased risk of cerebral white matter damage, oftenreferred to as periventricular leucomalacia, PVL, which is associated with later developmentof cerebral palsy and cognitive impairment. The etiology of PVL remains unclear, but ischemia-reperfusion followed by generation of free radicals and intrauterine infections havebeen suggested to play an important role. READ MORE

  6. 24. Maternal microchimerism

    Author : Anna Maria Kanold; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Microchimerism refers to one individual harboring cells or DNA at a low level that derive from another individual. The most common source is pregnancy when cells from the fetus and the mother pass the placenta bidirectionally, and give rise to maternal microchimerism (cells from the mother in the fetus) and fetal microchimerism (cells from the fetus in the mother). READ MORE

  7. 25. Pregnancies complicated by obesity : focus on stillbirth and infants born large for gestational age

    Author : Hanna Åmark; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: The prevalence of obesity has increased globally and reached pandemic levels. Obesity is associated with increased risks of complications during conception, pregnancy and delivery as well as during the postpartum period. READ MORE