Browsing Toksikologi by Title
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2011)Humans in industrialized societies are continuously exposed to a plethora of environmental chemicals, of which the long-term consequences are largely unknown. Reduced fertility could be one such undesired consequence, and ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)Sammendrag Unge menn fra Norge har lavere sædkvalitet og høyere forekomst av testikkelkreft enn for eksempel menn fra Finland. Disse funnene kan være et resultat av endringer i livsstil, kosthold eller miljø. Lavere ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2011)Tanzania has had mining on a large scale since 1998. The North Mara Gold Mine is located in Tarime District in the north-western part of Tanzania. Recent studies in the North Mara area have indicated that mining activities ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)Ufrivillig barnløshet rammer mange par, og ikke velfungerende spermceller er en vanlig årsak. DNA-skader i spermceller kan føre til redusert mannlig fertilitet, og påvirke utvikling av et befruktet embryo. I denne ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)Adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) genet er uttrykt i de fleste vev og koder for et stort tumor supressor protein med mange funksjoner. Mutasjoner i APC er en av de tidligste årsakene til utvikling av både den arvelige typen ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2005)SUMMARY Mutations in the tumour suppressor gene adenomatous polyposis coli (APC), resulting in truncated APC protein, are important in the development of both sporadic (> 80%) and inherited (familial adenomatous polyposis; ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2006)Sammendrag Dyr og mennesker blir eksponert for svært mange stoffer, både gjennom miljøet og føden. Grenseverdier for akseptabel eksponering for disse stoffene blir med få unntak bestemt fra enkeltstoffenes effekter alene, ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2006)Within biomonitoring it has been common practice to analyse the concentration of pollutants in organisms. However, focus is shifting towards an approach which combines chemical analyses with measurements of effects in ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2006)Abstract Perfluorinated alkylated substances (PFAS) are persistent compounds with many uses, for example impregnation of fabrics and leather and as fire-retardants. Recently, it has focused on these compounds, because of ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2006)Fluorinated compounds (PFAS) and tributyltin (TBT) are found in significant amounts in the seas around the world and it is therefore of interest to know whether, and how, they affect coastal ecosystems. Three sediment-dwelling ...
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(Master thesis / Hovedoppgave, 2006)Bromerte flammehemmere (BFR) er persistente og hydrofobe kjemikalier som har vist seg å kunne akkumuleres i forskjellige organismer, inkludert mennesker og miljø. Det globale omfanget av disse forurensningene gir grunn til ...
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Ciliate and phytoplankton species composition in the sea-surface microlayer in the outer Oslofjord (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2011)Abstract The sea-surface microlayer is the boundary layer between the water of the oceans and the atmosphere occupying approximately “1000 micrometer” uppermost part of the sea-surface microlayer (SML) (Liss and Duce, ...
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Coelomocytter fra vanlig korstroll (Asterias rubens) som modell: bruk i testing av fremmedstoffer. (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2011)Utslipp av nye fremmedstoffer til det akvatiske miljø, som ulike legemidler og personlige pleieprodukter, er økende og er funnet i blant annet avløpsvann fra renseanlegg, kystvann, slam og biota. In vitro toksisitetstester ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2006)Methyl mercury (MeHg), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) and some brominated flame retardants (BFR) are all neurotoxic compounds, known to exert their effects through their influence on neurotransmitter transport. Even though ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2011)The purpose of this study was to investigate immunomodulating effects of environmental toxicants on cytokine and ROS production in white blood cells. Immunomodulating effects can either be investigated on a healthy immune ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)Aquatic organisms are exposed to more or less continuous inputs of a wide range of potentially hazardous substances. The sources of the substances could be natural and/ or anthropogenic. This exposure may have deleterious ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2010)The aim of the current study was to quantify DNA damage in red blood cells from natural populations of dab (Limanda limanda) and haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) in relation to chemical exposure in their natural habitat. ...
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(Master thesis / Hovedoppgave, 2006)Cisplatin-based chemotherapy is known to be exceptionally effective in the treatment of testicular germ cell tumors. The molecular mechanisms underlying the sensitivity of testicular germ cell tumor cell lines to cisplatin ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)Opiates have been used for centuries both as recreational drugs and for medical purposes. Opioids are substances that bind opioid receptors that are present throughout the nervous system. These receptors are the primary ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)Numerous studies have explored the effects of morphine on cognitive function, while knowledge concerning methadone is scarce. This study is the first in line, being part of a newly started project. The aim of this study ...