Sökning: "maternal characteristic"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 15 avhandlingar innehållade orden maternal characteristic.

  1. 11. Exported proteins of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum : characterization of blood-stage antigen 332

    Författare :Sandra Nilsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : Plasmodium falciparum malaria is one of the most important infectious diseases in the world. Following invasion of the human red blood cell (RBC), the P. LÄS MER

  3. 12. Expression and regulation of vasoactive substances, sex steroids and their receptors in placenta during normal pregnancy and preeclampsia

    Författare :Josefine Nasiell; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : Despite intense studies preeclampsia remains enigmatic and a major cause of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. It is now widely accepted that the placenta has a central role in preeclampsia; delivery of the placenta is the only known cure. LÄS MER

  4. 13. Av kärlek och plikt : Att bli familjehem till ett barnbarn, syskon eller syskonbarn

    Författare :Sofia Linderot; Socialhögskolan; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; släktinghem; släktinghemsförälder; familjehem; livslopp; doing family; intervjuer; Kinship care; Foster home; Kinship carers; Upbringing by relatives; Doing family; Life Course; Interviews;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation focuses on kinship foster parents and their experiences caring for their kinship children, something that is rarely touched on in kinship care research. The primary purpose of this study is to, based on a life-course perspective and with family theoretical concepts, analyze what it might mean to take care of a family member’s child through a formal commitment such as a foster care home. LÄS MER

  5. 14. Infectious and inflammatory mechanisms in preterm birth and cerebral palsy

    Författare :Bo Jacobsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; preterm birth; preterm labor; preterm prelabor rupture of membranes; intra-uterine infection; intra-amniotic inflammation; interleukin-6; interleukin-8; interleukin-18; monocyte chemotactic protein-1; cerebral palsy; antenatal risk factors; chorioamnionitis.;

    Sammanfattning : Background: International studies of women in preterm labor (PTL) and preterm pre-labor rupture of the membranes (pPROM) have shown a significant association between microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity (MIAC), some cytokines and chemokines and preterm birth (PTB). These studies have been performed in countries with higher incidence of PTB than that in Sweden. LÄS MER

  7. 15. Etiology and early detection of nasopharyngeal carcinoma : an epidemiological approach

    Författare :Zhiwei Liu; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a rare malignancy worldwide, but it is endemic in a few areas including southern China, Southeast Asia, North Africa, and the Arctic. The underlying mechanisms behind this remarkable geographic distribution remain unclear. LÄS MER