Essays about: "Sköldkörtelhormoner"
Found 3 essays containing the word Sköldkörtelhormoner.
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1. Assessing the thyroid gland impairing effects associated to GenX exposure : A literature study
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kemi och biomedicin (KOB)Abstract : GenX, a newly synthesized per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS), has gained attention as a supposedly safer replacement for the long-chain PFAS, PFOA. Given the thyroid gland being known to be a target organ for the health effects of PFOA, it is crucial to investigate GenX potential impact on the thyroid gland. READ MORE
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2. Quantification of I-131 Activity from Gamma Camera Images of Thyroid Cancer Patients
University essay from Lunds universitet/SjukhusfysikerutbildningenAbstract : BACKGROUND: Radioiodine (131I) has been used in thyroid cancer treatments for many years, and has demonstrated good results with regards to disease management. Radioiodine therapy is however partially empirical, as not very much is known concerning radiation dosimetry. READ MORE
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3. Thyroid Endocrine Disruption of Propylparaben Assessed Using an Optimized Individual Xenopus tropicalis Metamorphosing Tadpole Exposure System
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildningAbstract : The anuran Xenopus tropicalis tadpole is an attractive model animal in toxicological evaluation of suspected thyroid disrupting xenobiotics. Due to its reliance of a functioning hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis for normal metamorphosis, effects on the HPT axis produces apical endpoints, which are easy to measure. READ MORE
