Sökning: "oxytocin receptors"

Hittade 5 uppsatser innehållade orden oxytocin receptors.

  1. 1. Oxytocin, en endogen neuropeptid med potential att minska mortaliteten vid sepsis? : En litteraturstudie

    Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kemi och biomedicin (KOB)

    Författare :Evelina Gustafsson; [2021]
    Nyckelord :sepsis; oxytocin; organdysfunktion;

    Sammanfattning : Sepsis is a relatively unknown, but common, condition with high mortality. Sepsis is defined as life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by an excessive immune response in the host as a result of an infection. Sepsis can be caused by many different pathogens, giving a varying symptomatic profile and arise via many different routes of exposure. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Adrenaline releases level on skin-to skin touches

    Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper

    Författare :Maryan George; [2020]
    Nyckelord :Touches; fight or flight; adrenaline; indirect competitive ELISA; non-parametric test; human animal interaction; noradrenaline; and oxytocin.;

    Sammanfattning : Human pleasant touches promote feelings of security, supportiveness, and wellbeing. Conversely, human unpleasant touches promote the body for either “fight or flight” or “short term acute stress” during emergencies, feeling of stress or danger. LÄS MER

  4. 3. On Empathy, Memory, and Genetics: What Role Does Human Age Play?

    Master-uppsats, Psykologiska institutionen

    Författare :Julian Schöner; [2013]
    Nyckelord :empathy; item recognition; source memory; aging; emotion; oxytocin receptor; signal detection theory;

    Sammanfattning : Empathy and memory are two central aspects that make us human. In the following work, I combined these two areas with genetics and asked how they would interrelate against the background of age. At study, 28 younger and 32 older adults went through an item recognition/source memory paradigm with neutral and emotional (i.e. LÄS MER

  5. 4. The significance of oxytocin in canine mammary tumours

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry

    Författare :Ingrid Bergman; [2012]
    Nyckelord :canine mammary carcinoma cells; oxytocin; oxytocin receptors;

    Sammanfattning : Oxytocin is a hormone which plays a crucial role in many reproductive and behavioural functions. It affects many organs and the classical peripheral targets are the mammary glands during lactation and uterus during labour. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Mjuk massage och diakoni : Ett holistiskt perspektiv

    Magister-uppsats, Fakulteten för samhälls- och livsvetenskaper

    Författare :Maria Edebol; [2009]
    Nyckelord :Tactile massage; Deaconry; Holistic perspective; Deaconal touch; Mjuk massage; diakoni; helhetssyn; Diakonal beröring;

    Sammanfattning : Introduction Tactile Massage is a generic term that for example includes Massage therapy, Effleurage, Gentle touch, Tactile stimulation, Soft massage and Aromatherapy massage (SBU 2009). Tactile Massage has been proven to activate the perception receptors of the body and stimulates the system of oxytocin and in that way Tactile massage increase wellbeing and decrease pain. LÄS MER