Sökning: "corticotropinreleasing hormone"

Hittade 2 avhandlingar innehållade orden corticotropinreleasing hormone.

1. 1. The limbic-hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in Alzheimer's disease

   Författare :Birgitta Näsman; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Alzheimer’s disease; multi-infarct dementia; hippocampus; temporal lobe; adrenal androgens; adrenocorticotropin; corticotropinreleasing hormone; cortisol; skin blanching;

   Sammanfattning : Dysfunction of the limbic-hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (LHPA) axis is a common finding in advanced dementia. In this study, the function of the LHPA axis at different levels was investigated in patients with dementia and in healthy elderly.A subtle disturbance in the feedback regulation of the LHPA axis was found in patients with early (i.e. LÄS MER

3. 2. Characterization of brn1.2 and corticotropin-releasing hormone genes in zebrafish

   Författare :Gayathri Chandrasekar; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : The zebrafish (Danio rerio), a tropical fresh water fish originally found in the rivers of India and Bangladesh has become a popular vertebrate model system over the last decade. The rapid sequencing of the zebrafish genome together with the latest advances in forward and reverse genetics has made this model organism more fascinating as it can be used to decipher the genetic mechanisms involved in the vertebrate development. LÄS MER