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Zambian newborns exposed to HIV and antiretroviral drugs: Evolution of neutrophil cell count in the first 6 months. Sub-study of the ANRS 12174 trial in Zambia
(Master thesis, 2012-09-24)Background: The efficacy of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) for the prevention of HIV transmission from mother to child is one of the greatest successes of antiretroviral therapy. However, concern has been expressed in several ... -
Zebrafish Larvae as a Model to Study Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity
(Master thesis, 2020-06-30)Doxorubicin is one of the most versatile cytostatic drugs available and shows efficacy on most cancer forms. However, it also possesses the risk of cardiotoxicity that is hard to predict, can occur decades after treatment, ... -
Zinc status in HIV infected Ugandan children aged 1-5 years: a cross sectional baseline survey
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-09-21)Background Low concentrations of serum zinc have been reported in HIV infected adults and are associated with disease progression and an increased risk of death. Few studies have been conducted in HIV infected children in ... -
Zinc, Iron and Infectionstudies in children and women in Nepal
(Doctoral thesis, 2011-10-20)Malnutrition in the form of underweight, stunting, wasting or micronutrient deficiency is prevalent in developing countries and has serious health consequences, particularly for children and women. Correction of micronutrient ... -
Zoophagic behaviour of anopheline mosquitoes in southwest Ethiopia: opportunity for malaria vector control
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Background: Increased understanding of the feeding behaviours of malaria vectors is important to determine the frequency of human-vector contact and to implement effective vector control interventions. Here we assess the ... -
α11β1 integrin is induced in a subset of cancer- associated fibroblasts in desmoplastic tumor stroma and mediates in vitro cell migration
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-06-01)Integrin α11β1 is a collagen receptor that has been reported to be overexpressed in the stroma of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). In the current study, we further ...