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Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
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Items in this Collection
- 3Cardiotoxicity
- 1Arachidonic acid
- 1Cardiac MRI
- 1Cardiac hypertrophy
- 1Cardiac ion channel
- 1Cardiopulmonary exercise testing
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Fall 2017
The voltage-gated KCNQ1/KCNE1 potassium ion channel plays a key role in maintaining the heart rhythm. An active channel generates the slow delayed rectifier (IKs) current in the heart. Both loss-of-function and gain-of-function mutations in KCNQ1 or KCNE1 are linked to many heart-related...
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Fall 2013
Breast cancer is the most common malignancy among females, and the second leading cause of cancer death among Canadian women. Despite improved survival, both short and long term detrimental effects have been observed with both novel and conventional anti-cancer therapies. In particular, the...
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Role of CYP-mediated Arachidonic Acid Metabolites in Development of Cardiac Hypertrophy and Chronic Doxorubicin-induced Cardiotoxicity
DownloadSpring 2013
Drug-induced cardiotoxicity is classified as a predisposing factor leading to cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure. Of importance, doxorubicin (DOX, adriamycin) is considered as an effective anticancer agent whose major limiting side effect is cardiotoxicity. Of importance, several studies...