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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 597 avhandlingar innehållade ordet exogenous.
1. Managing the brand-association base : exploring facets of strategic brand management from the imaginary organization perspective : based on a semiotic study on the ASSESS CD-ROM by American Skandia
Sammanfattning : The aim of the present thesis is twofold. The first goal is to contribute to the understanding of collaborative facets of Strategic Brand Management of a brand identity in relation to the partner base from the perspective of a coordinating leader brand in the imaginary organization. LÄS MER
2. Activation of human eosinophils by exogenous danger signals
Sammanfattning : Eosinophilic granulocytes are leukocytes that reside in the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts. Their function in health is unknown. LÄS MER
3. Endogenous and exogenous factors affecting lipoprotein lipase activity
Sammanfattning : Individuals with high levels of plasma triglycerides are at high risk to develop cardiovascular disease (CVD), currently one of the major causes of death worldwide. Recent epidemiological studies show that loss-of-function mutations in the APOC3 gene lower plasma triglyceride levels and reduce the incidence of coronary artery disease. LÄS MER
4. Influences of some exogenous factors on the gastrointestinal ecosystem
Sammanfattning : An intestinal ecosystem has three major actors, i.e., the macroorganism, the microflora and the environment. LÄS MER
5. Processing and presentation of exogenous antigen by dendritic cells
Sammanfattning : Dendritic cells (DC) play a key role in the immune system. In this thesis, we have investigated and characterized pathways for the processing and presentation of exogenous OVA on MHC-I ("cross-presentation") and how these were influenced by the purine nucleoside Adenosine (Ado), an immune regulator that accumulates to high concentrations at sites of inflammation and tumor growth. LÄS MER