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  • Danielsson, David André (Master thesis / Prosjektoppgave, 2004)
    Infertility and assisted reproductive technology (ART) - with emphasis on In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF). A literary study reviewing the epidemiology, pathology, investigation and treatment (with complications) of both male ...
  • Skjold-Ødegaard, Benedicte (Master thesis / Prosjektoppgave, 2004)
    Electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) is performed to decrease perinatal morbidity and mortality and to avoid unnecessary operative deliveries. Delivery is a process where lack of oxygen and acidosis is part of the normal ...
  • Brevik, Anna Linea; Roland, Stine Beathe (Master thesis / Prosjektoppgave, 2004)
    AP denotes detachment of a normally implanted placenta before the infant is delivered. The incidence rate is about 1% of all pregnancies and the recurrence rate in Scandinavia is found to be about 4%. AP is associated ...
  • Tøsse, Karianne; Slåtsveen, Jane Marie (Master thesis / Prosjektoppgave, 2004)
    SUMMARY Background: In western societies acne vulgaris is a nearly universal skin disease affecting 79% to 95 % of the adolescent population. In men and women older than 25 years, 40 % to 54% have some degree of facial ...
  • Enger, Hanne (Master thesis / Prosjektoppgave, 2004)
    Background: To investigate whether the incidence of macrosomic fetuses, i.e. newborn with high birthweight, is increasing in Norway and other Nordic countries. Materials and methods: The data were obtained from the Medical ...
  • Arstad, Frode (Master thesis / Prosjektoppgave, 2004)
    Objective: Review of one case of Asherman`s syndrome and evaluation of diagnosis and treatment. Design: Case report and literature review. Setting: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ulleval University Hospital, ...
  • Ruiz, Gjovanni (Master thesis / Prosjektoppgave, 2004)
    Abstract/prosjekoppgave/ Angiogenese ved koronare sykdommer: Since the recognition of the important role of angiogenenic factors in tumor growth for over 30 years ago, has angiogenesis been used as a model for explaining ...
  • Bønes, Ingrid; Seim, Mari (Master thesis / Prosjektoppgave, 2004)
    This paper presents the different expressions of the human diving response in 57 young healthy individuals. The mammalian diving response is what makes the seals and whales survive hours under water. It is initiated by ...
  • Skafle, Elin (Master thesis / Prosjektoppgave, 2004)
    The body is unable to produce omega-3 and omega-6 (often written as n-3 and n-6). Hence, they have to be obtained from the diet. The process of manufacturing n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids has been the subject of ...
  • Gangsei, Tormod; Ness, Eivind (Master thesis / Prosjektoppgave, 2004)
    Introduction This study investigated the iron status of the Dikgale population. Dikgale is a village situated in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Materials and methods We analysed a data file which is part of the Dikgale ...
  • Bratbak, Daniel Fossum (Master thesis / Prosjektoppgave, 2004)
    In most experimental gene therapy protocols involving stem/progenitor cells, only a small fraction of cells, often therapeutically inadequate, can be transduced and express the therapeutic gene. A promising strategy for ...
  • Slåtsve, Kristina B. (Master thesis / Prosjektoppgave, 2004)
    Leptin is a 167-amino-acid product of the ob gene, which is produced primarily by adipocytes. Although originally associated with the central regulation of satiety and energy metabolism, there is now increasing evidence ...
  • Vestøl, Henrik Nordengen; Tjugen, Trygve Braathen (Master thesis / Prosjektoppgave, 2004)
    Background: Hepatitis B is a widespread disease. 2 billion people throughout the world have been infected, of which 400 million have developed chronicity (Norway: 12-15 000). Consequently this is a major health problem ...
  • Dieset, Ingrid; Haukvik, Unn (Master thesis / Prosjektoppgave, 2004)
    Background Mb Hodgkin is one of the most common cancers in the young population. With improved treatment, survival-rates have reached >80%. One of the late medical sequelae chemo- and radiotherapy may cause, is premature ...
  • Qviller, Nina (Master thesis / Prosjektoppgave, 2004)
    Malaria is one of the most prevalent infectious diseases in the world and it has an estimated mortality of over a million people each year. Approximately 90 % of the annual 300 million cases of acute malaria take place in ...
  • Økland, Henning Gustav; Sarna, Vikas Kumar; Tazmini, Kiarash (Master thesis / Prosjektoppgave, 2004)
    Our purpose has been to give to the reader an insight in the development of cancer vaccines. The paper is built up stepwise with a smooth start reviewing the historical aspects of cancer treatment, ranging from the ancient ...
  • Fretland, Marte Øien; Åkre, Gunnhild (Master thesis / Prosjektoppgave, 2004)
    Human cysticercosis is infection with the larval stage of the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium. The adult form of the worm lives in the human intstine where it does no harm, but sheds segments called proglottides in the stools, ...
  • Halvorsen, Charlotte Marie (Master thesis / Prosjektoppgave, 2004)
    In this experiment, mutant genes of a given unknown mutant strain of Drosophila melanogaster were mapped to specific chromosomes. Drosophila melanogaster, commonly known as the fruit fly, was the appropriate choice for ...
  • Rognerud, Sunniva Jansdotter Nydahl (Master thesis / Prosjektoppgave, 2004)
    Background: There have only been retrospective uncontrolled studies of the effect of thymectomy on Myasthenia gravis (MG); Most of them show a positive effect, but the indication for operation is under discussion. Objective: ...
  • Elvsåshagen, Torbjørn (Master thesis / Prosjektoppgave, 2004)
    Neuroprotection can be defined as medical prophylactic and therapeutic intervention aimed at neuronal tissue and function. Hardly any concept of neuroprotection has been convincingly efficient in man thus far. Lithium ...