Browsing Biomedical Sciences electronic theses and dissertations (MU) by Thesis Semester "2021 Spring"
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The effect of gene therapy on the pathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating progressive and neurodegenerative disease. In early stages of ALS, there are known pathological changes in the structure of neuromuscular junctions (NMJ); however, all ... -
The relationship between tooth extraction and changes in blood microbiome in horses
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Bacteremia resulting from dental surgery is increasingly recognized as a health risk, especially in older and immunocompromised patients (in human medicine and also now in equine veterinary medicine). Dentistry-associated ... -
The role of resistance exercise training & IGF-1 signaling in the amelioration of mild cognitive impairment in female Wistar rats
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Mild cognitive impairment increases risk for dementia. One therapeutic intervention that is reported to ameliorate cognition in patients with mild cognitive impairment is resistance exercise. However, the underlying ...