Essays about: "kidney function"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 31 essays containing the words kidney function.

  1. 21. Renala biverkningar orsakade av NSAID hos hund

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

    Author : Antonia Langenskiöld; [2012]
    Keywords : njure; COX; prostaglandiner; icke-selektiva; coxiber; firocoxib; robenacoxib; deracoxib;

    Abstract : Icke steroida antiinflammatoriska läkemedel (non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, NSAIDs) är en stor grupp läkemedel som har antiinflammatoriska, smärtstillande och febernedsättande effekter. Verkningsmekanism är att de hämmar enzymet cyklooxygenas (COX) vilket är det första enzym som omvandlar arakidonsyra till bland annat prostaglandiner (PG). READ MORE

  3. 22. Exon sequencing of the gene encoding UCMA/GRP in healthy and clinical subjects

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

    Author : Ebba Frånlund; [2011]
    Keywords : UCMA; GRP; PCR; DNA-sequencing; dideoxy-sequencing; pyrosequencing;

    Abstract : Mineralization of soft tissues can cause significantly increased morbidity and mortality. The mechanism for this process is still unknown; however, patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at high risk of developing vascular calcifications. READ MORE

  4. 23. Automatic segmentation of SPECT/CT-images using a deformable surface model based on Fourier descriptors with application in radionuclide therapy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sjukhusfysikerutbildningen

    Author : Johan Gustavsson; [2011]
    Keywords : nuklearmedicin; Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Introduction: The purpose of this study was to develop a technique for automatic segmentation based on Fourier descriptors for separating smooth objects from the background in SPECT-images. The aim of the segmentation method was to be able to automatically outline kidneys in SPECT-images of patients undergoing radionuclide therapy with 177Lu-DOTATATE. READ MORE

  5. 24. Mitochondria function and uncoupling protein-2 in rat kidney cortex; The effects of peroxisome proliferator receptor-α agonist clofibrate

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    Author : Midja Ahmad; [2010]
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  6. 25. Interactive segmentation of abdominal organs from 3D CT and MRI images

    University essay from Institutionen för teknik och naturvetenskap; Tekniska högskolan

    Author : Olof Hansson; [2010]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Within the medical field, image segmentation is an important tool which can be used by radiologists and surgeons who want quantitative measurements of a lesion or organ. To be clinically useful, the tool has to be fast and easy to use. READ MORE