Antolin Fontes, Albert (Date of defense: 2019-03-07)
The mitochondrial Seryl-tRNA Synthetase (SerRS2) is a member of the class II tRNA synthetase family. The mature enzyme catalyses the ligation of serine to tRNASer in mitochondria. During the process of ...
Szczesna, Karolina (Date of defense: 2014-09-26)
INTRODUCTION: In 1966, Rett syndrome (RTT, OMIM#312750) was for the first time described as a clinical issue by Dr. Andreas Rett, an Austrian pediatrician. He has observed in 22 patients similar ...
Egaña Ugrinovic, Gabriela (Date of defense: 2014-06-27)
1. INTRODUCTION Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is diagnosed at the presence of an estimated fetal weight below the 10th centile and is a frequent condition in perinatal medicine, reaching a ...
López Solá, Marina (Date of defense: 2010-07-20)
The PhD thesis aimed to characterize the dynamic or temporal dimension of the emotional experience assessed using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Brain response to primary emotional stimuli ...
Zuazo Gaztelu, Iratxe (Date of defense: 2018-11-23)
Tumor progression is a complex conundrum of events that involve not only tumor cells, but also their surrounding microenvironment. Accounting to the natural dependency of tumors on angiogenesis, its ...
Llorente Lope, Alicia (Date of defense: 2021-03-23)
Metastatic breast cancer (BCa) is the leading cause of death in BCa patients. Current therapies for BCa aim at cell proliferation and, therefore, latent disseminated cells are able to escape treatment. ...
Saumell Andreu, Carlota (Date of defense: 2023-02-10)
[eng] During the early preschool years, the development of the concept of "the self" and "the other" has a significant impact on two socio-cognitive processes (Theory of Mind and social categorization) ...
Suñol Rodrigo, Maria (Date of defense: 2021-01-22)
Esta tesis busca contribuir al estudio de los correlatos neurobiológicos de los síntomas obsesivos-compulsivos subclínicos (SOCS) con la esperanza de que sus hallazgos puedan ser eventualmente vinculados ...
Casas Masnou, Eduard (Date of defense: 2019-11-25)
Gene regulation mechanisms control the level of transcription of each gene into RNA and the combination of expressed genes determines cell identity. Gene regulation is maintained by epigenetic mechanisms ...
Martí Coma-Cros, Elisabet (Date of defense: 2019-09-27)
Malaria is an infectious disease that affects nearly half of the population in 90 countries around the world. In 2017 it was estimated that there were 219 million cases and 435,000 deaths disproportionately ...