Vázquez Echeverría, Citlali (Date of defense: 2008-12-18)
The inner ear, the sensory organ responsible for hearing and balance, contains specialized sensory and non-sensory epithelia arranged in a highly complex threedimensional structure. To achieve this ...
Sampietro Bergua, Mª Lourdes (Date of defense: 2007-01-19)
In this thesis we have addressed three different although related topics. First, we studied the post-mortem mutation damage rate of contaminated DNA sequences in ancient human remains focusing on the ...
Roset i Huguet, Ramon (Date of defense: 2008-04-04)
The aim of this thesis is the characterization of a protein involved in apoptosis. Our group has identified an early step common to different forms of intrinsic apoptosis stimuli. This step requires de ...
Jacquemin Leonard, Bénédicte (Date of defense: 2007-07-26)
La contaminació atmosfèrica és un problema de salut pública, causa més de 380 000 morts a la Unió Europea. La present tesis té per objectius avaluar l'exposició i efectes sobre el tracte respiratori de ...
Guidi, Mònica (Date of defense: 2009-01-13)
Neurotrophins and their receptors are key molecules in the development of the<br/>nervous system. Neurotrophin-3 binds preferentially to its high-affinity receptor<br/>NTRK3, which exists in two major ...
Parra Farré, Genís (Date of defense: 2004-12-03)
El trabajo que aquí se presenta, estudia el reconocimiento de las señales que delimitan y definen los genes que codifican para proteínas, así como su aplicabilidad en los programas de predicción de ...
Cortina Duran, Carme (Date of defense: 2009-09-10)
In the intestinal epithelium, Wnt signaling drives the expression of the genes encoding tyrosine kinase receptors EphB2 and EphB3 and represses the expression of their membrane-tethered ligands, ...
Amador Arjona, Alejandro (Date of defense: 2008-07-23)
The correct development and function of CNS is critical for brain health of the organism. Early or chronic stress causes prominent alterations in brain function, and affects the expression of neurotrophic ...
Lorenzo Moldero, Ivan (Date of defense: 2008-07-24)
La neteja del moc i dels patògens dels pulmons, i el transport de gàmets i embrions en els òrgans reproductius de les femelles són funcions clau en els epitelis ciliats, tals com aquells que es troben ...
Ondategui Parra, Silvia (Date of defense: 2008-04-21)
PURPOSE: To determine the management performance indicators most frequently utilized in academic radiology departments in the United States. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This investigation met the criteria ...