Essays about: "Cholecystokinin"

Found 4 essays containing the word Cholecystokinin.

  1. 1. Think your pain away : The neurochemistry of placebo analgesia

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Olivia Alteryd; [2019]
    Keywords : Placebo analgesia; Neuroscience; Neurotransmission; Endogenous opioids; Cholecystokinin; Endocannabinoids;

    Abstract : Placebo treatments are inert but are known to alleviate symptoms across numerous clinical conditions. One of the most studied placebo effects is placebo analgesia, which is a placebo effect limited to pain relief. READ MORE

  3. 2. Obesity-linked genes' regulation in Drosophila melanogaster

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Microbiology

    Author : Zaid Khan; [2016]
    Keywords : obesity linked-genes; starvation in Drosophila; TfAP-2; Twz;

    Abstract : There are several serious diseases such as cancer, diabetes and obesity in this modern world. Insects are mostly used to investigate the functions of neuropeptides in regulation of feeding behavior and starvation. In D. melanogaster the regulation of Twz, TfAp2, Hmgcr and G9a were significantly affected by different periods of starvation. READ MORE

  4. 3. Smärtlindring vid akupunkturbehandling på smådjur

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Julia Jensen; [2014]
    Keywords : akupunktur; elektroakupunktur; analgesi; smärtlindring; smådjur; acupuncture; electroacupuncture; pain management; anagesia; small animals;

    Abstract : Akupunktur har används i många år som behandling mot diverse sjukdomstillstånd, bland annat som smärtlindring. Om man kan använda akupunktur som ett komplement till medicinsk smärtlindring, skulle man få billigare och säkrare behandlingar och sövningar. READ MORE

  5. 4. Expression of weight and aggression regulating genes in Drosophila melanogaster after exposure to the behavioural pheromone 11-cis-vaccenyl acetate

    University essay from Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa

    Author : Carina Edberg; [2013]
    Keywords : feeding behaviour; neuropeptides; weight regulation; aggressive behaviour; human homologues;

    Abstract : Obesity is a growing public health issue with few effective treatments. Many of the human genes involved in weight regulation have homologues in other species. In Drosophila melanogaster, 11-cis-vaccenyl acetate (cVA) is a pheromone shown to affect both aggression and feeding behaviour. READ MORE