Medicine (School of): Recent submissions
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A role for mitsugumin 23 in cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium leak
(University of St Andrews, 2019-06-28) - ThesisCarefully controlled intracellular Ca²⁺-release is essential for maintenance of normal cardiac function. In failing hearts, dysregulated Zn²⁺-homeostasis is associated with disrupted intracellular Ca²⁺-homeostasis, however ... -
All-optical assay to study biological neural networks
(University of St Andrews, 2019-06-28) - ThesisAs life span increases, neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis become an emerging problem in modern society. In particular Alzheimer’s ... -
Computational image analysis in clear cell renal cell carcinoma
(University of St Andrews, 2019-12-03) - ThesisBackground: In the UK, kidney cancer is the most lethal urologic cancer whose major subtype is renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Surgical resection is the first line of the treatment for renal cell carcinoma (RCC). A number ... -
The neighbourhood social environment and its role in adolescent alcohol use and drinking motives
(University of St Andrews, 2019-06-28) - ThesisIn Scotland, adolescent alcohol consumption represents a major public health concern. The overarching aim of this research was to identify neighbourhood characteristics associated with adolescent alcohol use behaviours ... -
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(University of St Andrews, 2019-12-03) - Thesis