Herrero Rodríguez, Laura (Date of defense: 2004-11-24)
INTRODUCTION Carnitine palmitoyltransferase I, which is expressed in the pancreas as the liver isoform (LCPTI), catalyzes the rate-limiting step in the transport of fatty acids into the mitochondria for ...
Crispi Brillas, Fàtima (Date of defense: 2009-09-03)
BACKGROUND<br/><br/>Fetal growth restriction (FGR), with a prevalence of 5-10% in newborns, is associated with increased cardiovascular mortality in adulthood, but the pathophysiological links of this ...
Pujals Naranjo, Georgina (Date of defense: 2007-12-14)
The aim of this work is to develop an effective new MGA delivery system by means of nanotechnology for the treatment of leishmaniosis which could be administered by parenteral or oral route in a future. ...
Puig i Cotado, Ferranda (Date of defense: 2007-02-27)
Les cèl·lules estan exposades a diferents estímuls mecànics al llarg de la seva vida. Actualment s'accepta que les forces mecàniques juguen un paper important en funcions crítiques cel·lulars com ara ...
Giménez Navarro, Mónica (Date of defense: 2006-10-20)
The general aim of this thesis is to study the cerebral basis of cognitive disturbances in adolescents with history of premature birth (PB). As previous manual volumetric investigations in PB samples, ...
Corral López, María José (Date of defense: 2008-09-22)
The occurrence of auditory changes in a stable environment may cause distraction. The pattern of this effect in the present thesis depended on the salience of the feature undergoing auditory change, the ...
Bassat Orellana, Quique (Date of defense: 2009-06-22)
Despite a renewed impetus on bringing together efforts to wipe malaria from the globe, the truth is that this ancient disease remains one of the principal threats to child survival in vast areas of the ...
Ibarretxe Bilbao, Naroa (Date of defense: 2009-12-21)
According neuropathological research limbic changes occur in Parkinson's disease with and without dementia. Structural MRI have reported atrophy of limbic structures including amygadala and hippocampus, ...
Pinart Gilberga, Mariona (Date of defense: 2009-09-17)
Las enfermedades pulmonares intersticiales difusas (EPID), constituyen un grupo variado de trastornos inflamatorios difusos de las vías aéreas inferiores causadas por inflamación, fibrosis (cicatritzación) ...
Navarrete Sánchez, Eduardo (Date of defense: 2007-01-10)
Speaking can be considered a goal-directed behavior because speakers have to retrieve the appropriate words and phonemes from their mental lexicon. However, observational and experimental evidence ...