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    Mecanismes cel·lulars en la curació de ferides a Hirudo medicinalis 

    Huguet i Blanco, Gemma (Date of defense: 1994-06-06)

    S'estudia la histologia normal de la paret corporal d'Hirudo medicinalis i els canvis morfogenètics que es donen durant el procés de cicatrització de ferides per incisió, cauterització i nitrat de plata.<br/>El procés de ...

    Microbial communities responses in fluvial biofilms under metal stressed scenarios 

    Argudo Fernández, Maria (Date of defense: 2021-02-08)

    This thesis shows how the metals of natural and anthropic origin change significantly the composition of the prokaryotic communities (mainly the composition of bacteria). The β-diversity is the most sensitive variable to ...

    Millora de la qualitat espermàtica de dosis seminals de mascles reproductors Piétrain per filtració en diverses reïnes 

    Bussalleu Muntada, Eva (Date of defense: 2008-03-07)

    En aquest treball s'ha dissenyat un mètode ràpid i fiable de tinció amb fluorocroms per a l'anàlisi de la integritat i viabilitat espermàtiques a partir del marcatge de la beina mitocondrial amb MitoTracker®Green FM, de ...

    Molecular genetics of cork formation 

    Soler del Monte, Marçal (Date of defense: 2008-06-09)

    La peridermis és una estructura complexa que protegeix els òrgans vegetals madurs (secundaris) i les zones que han sofert ferides de la pèrdua d'aigua i dels patògens. Aquesta funció barrera és deguda al fel·lema o súber, ...

    Molecular insights into mammalian sperm physiology: a comparative study of glutathione S-transferases in male reproduction 

    Llavanera Bruguera, Marc (Date of defense: 2023-05-12)

    Male infertility is a global health problem affecting one in four infertile couples. This also has a negative repercussion on the animal breeding industry, where infertility has a detrimental impact on their balance sheets. ...

    Molecular insights on arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy: assessment of premature termination codons in desmosomal genes and variants reclassification 

    Vallverdú Prats, Marta (Date of defense: 2023-02-03)

    Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) is an entity that groups different clinical forms of hereditable cardiac diseases that are associated to ventricular arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death. The main cases are characterized ...

    Molecular mechanism of PE5-induced cytotoxicity and generation of new cytotoxic nuclear-directed 

    Vert Company, Anna (Date of defense: 2014-07-30)

    Cytotoxic ribonucleases are promising agents to be used in the treatment of cancer. Our group previously described a cytotoxic human pancreatic ribonuclease variant, named PE5, which carries a nuclear localization signal. ...

    Moléculas séricas relacionadas con la fisiopatología del adenocarcinoma pancreático como posibles marcadores tumorales 

    Ferri Iglesias, María José (Date of defense: 2012-09-27)

    Serum levels of several molecules associated to pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) pathophysiology are evaluated in this work, in order to determine their diagnostic value, distinguishing between PDAC patients and healthy ...

    Monitoratge de la malaltia inflamatòria intestinal en la pràctica clínica mitjançant marcadors de la microbiota intestinal en mostres fecals. Estudi prospectiu 

    Miquel Cusachs, Josep Oriol (Date of defense: 2021-12-17)

    The gut microbiota (GM) plays a pivotal role in the maintenance of gut homeostasis, and the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) which includes Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). The degree of ...

    New insights into boar sperm function and survival from integrated field and laboratory studies 

    Yeste Oliveras, Marc (Date of defense: 2008-12-17)

    En aquesta tesi s'han dut a terme dos tipus d'estudis diferents. L'objectiu del primer era la preservació del semen de porcí a 15ºC i el del segon eren els co-cultius homòlegs de cèl·lules epitelials de l'oviducte i ...

    New tumour markers for pancreatic cancer based on the altered glycosylation of serum glycoproteins 

    Duran Sidera, Adrià (Date of defense: 2023-11-14)

    Pancreatic cancer (PaC) is the deadliest of all tumours, with a 5-year survival below 12% and a mortality/incidence ratio of 94.5%. One of the main reasons behind this dismal prognosis is the diagnosis of the disease at ...

    Nous factors inflamatoris de la diabetis tipus 2: SP-D, SP-A, a-Defensives i visfatina 

    Chico Julià, Berta (Date of defense: 2009-02-19)

    La DM 2 és una malaltia multifactorial i multigènica. Aquest fet condueix a l'estudi de molts gens i proteïnes susceptibles d'estar implicades amb la DM 2. Algunes d'aquestes proteïnes i gens estan associats a un estat ...

    Nous mecanismes de resistència primària al trastuzumab (Herceptin): bases moleculars per a la determinació d'un nou subtipus de càncer de mama (Basal/ErbB2+) 

    Oliveras Ferrarós, Cristina (Date of defense: 2013-06-21)

    The aim of this doctoral thesis was to unravel mechanisms underlying primary resistance to trastuzumab regarding a putative new breast cancer subtype with mixed basal & ErbB2+ molecular features. Using the JIMT-1 breast ...

    Nova metodologia d’anàlisi de distribucions de dosi per algorismes de càlcul de dosi absorbida en radioteràpia externa que simulen el transport de radiació en medi 

    Jurado Bruggeman, Diego (Date of defense: 2023-03-16)

    Introduction Different types of dose calculation algorithms for external beam radiation therapy with MV photons coexist nowadays. The oldest ones are convolution/superposition (C/S), which consider all media as water of ...

    Novel insights into paternal factors influencing the maternal environment and embryo development 

    Mateo Otero, Yentel (Date of defense: 2023-06-13)

    For many years, reproductive outcomes were considered as being solely determined by the genome of oocytes and sperm. Yet, in the last decades, many other female and male factors have also been found to be relevant. Focusing ...

    Occurrence of antibiotic resistance genes in aquatic microbial communities exposed to anthropogenic activities 

    Marti Serrano, Elisabet (Date of defense: 2014-03-07)

    The overuse of antibiotics has led to the selection of resistant strains. This thesis investigated the occurrence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in aquatic microbial communities influenced by anthropogenic activities. ...

    Pancreatic cancer markers based on aberrant glycosylation of serum proteins 

    Balmaña Esteban, Meritxell (Date of defense: 2016-07-07)

    Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is characterized by high intrinsic aggressiveness and late diagnosis, causing poor prognosis and resulting in the lowest ...

    Paper del nucli hidrofòbic principal de la RNasa A en el plegament i desplegament induïts per pressió i temperatura 

    Font i Sadurní, Josep (Date of defense: 2006-06-02)

    Utilitzant temperatura i pressió com a agents desnaturalitzants s'ha explorat la contribució a l'estabilitat de diferents residus del principal nucli hidrofòbic de la RNasa A. Aquests resutats suggereixen que el principal ...

    Phylogeographical analysis of two aristed shrimps, Aristeus antennatus and Aristaemorpha foliacea (Crustacea: Aristeidae), with implications for resource conservation 

    Fernández Hernández, Maria Victoria (Date of defense: 2012-11-28)

    The conservation of species relies on a deep knowledge of biology of the species concerned, as well as on the identification of reproductively isolated units, which are genetically different from one other (genetic stocks). ...

    Physical performance and hamstring injury risk factors during the off-season period in footballers: inertial flywheel versus gravity-dependent resistance training methods 

    Vicens Bordas, Jordi (Date of defense: 2021-06-16)

    The physical demands (high-intensity running and sprinting) of football match-play place footballers at increased risk of hamstring injuries. Some of the negative effects of a hamstring injury such as neuromuscular ...