Essays about: "endothelin"

Found 4 essays containing the word endothelin.

  1. 1. Is a potential regulatory region in the vicinity of EDN3 linked to the performance in Standardbred horses?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Linda Novácková; [2018]
    Keywords : performance; standardbred; EDN3; endothelin-3;

    Abstract : Standardbred horses (SBs) are used in harness racing. Their common breeding history with Coldblooded trotters (CBTs) led us to the hypothesis, that the same region associated with race performance in CBTs, may be linked to the performance of SBs as well. EDN3 SNP (g.22:45748491C>T), was found to be associated (p. READ MORE

  3. 2. Plasmaendotelin och blodtryck hos hästar med dietinducerad fetma

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Ellen Winqvist; [2014]
    Keywords : endotelin; EMS; ekvint metabolt syndrom; blodtryck; insulinresistens; endothelin; equine metabolic syndrome; blood pressure; insulin resistance; obesity; equine; horse;

    Abstract : Fetma är ett tillstånd som har visat sig öka risken för utvecklandet av metabolt (MS) syndrom hos människa. MS karaktäriseras av fetma (framförallt bukfetma), insulinresistens (IR), diabe-tes mellitus och högt blodtryck. Idag anses fetma även vara en av orsakerna till utvecklandet av ekvint metabolt syndrom (EMS) som ses hos hästar. READ MORE

  4. 3. Evaluation of indirect blood pressure measurement, plasma endothelin-1 and serum cortisol in clinically healthy horses

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Josefin Söder; [2012]
    Keywords : blood pressure; endothelin; cortisol; horse; equine metabolic syndrome;

    Abstract : Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) it’s a clinical condition that includes obesity, regional adiposity, insulin resistance (IR) and laminitis. A similar syndrome exists in human medi-cine, the metabolic syndrome (MS), were systemic hypertension also is a prominent fea-ture. READ MORE

  5. 4. Mastcellsfunktionen vid pyometra hos hund

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Sofia Wikström; [2008]
    Keywords : pyometra; hundar; mastcellsfunktion;

    Abstract : Pyometra, chronic purulent metritis in metoestrus, is a common disease in intact bitches. About 25% of all bitches in Sweden have contracted the disease before ten years of age. Clinical signs of the disease are varied, and the course may be either slow or acute. READ MORE