Publications

Publication • Published year 2012

Pain intensity the first year after lumbar disc herniation is associated with the A118G polymorphism in the opioid receptor Mu 1 gene: evidence of a sex and genotype interaction

Earlier studies have shown that the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) A118G (rs1799971) in the opioid receptor mu 1 (OPRM1) gene may a...

Maria Belland Olsen; Line Melå Jacobsen; Ellina Iordanova; Linda Margareth Pedersen; Lars Jørgen Rygh; Cecilie Røe; Johannes Gjerstad

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Vocational muscle activity and perceived muscle tension in young adults

Purpose: To study the association between muscle rest of vocational electromyographic (EMG) recordings and perceived muscle tension, and ...

Morten Wærsted; Liv Berit Hæg; Therese Nordberg Hanvold; Gert-Åke Hansson; Kaj Bo Veiersted

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Chronic solvent-induced encephalopathy: European consensus of neuropsychological characteristics, assessment, and guidelines for diagnostics

Introduction: The presence of neuropsychological impairment is a hallmark of chronic solvent-induced encephalopathy (CSE), and using cli...

Evelien van Valen; Christoph van Thriel; Ritva Akila; Linda Nordling Nilson; Rita Bast-Pettersen; Markku Sainio; Frank van Dijk; Gert van der Laan; Maarten Verberk; Ellie Wekking

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Neuromotor function in ship welders after cessation of manganese exposure

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to investigate whether previous long-term exposure to manganese (Mn) via inhalation of welding...

Gunilla Wastensson; Gerd Sallsten; Rita Bast-Pettersen; Lars Barregard

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DNA methylation of the CYP1A1 enhancer is associated with smoking-induced genetic alterations in human lung

CYP1A1 (cytochrome P4501A1) catalyze the conversion of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons into reactive metabolites, which may induce DNA d...

Xavier Tekpli; Shanbeh Zienolddiny; Vidar Skaug; Lodve Stangeland; Aage Haugen; Steen Kristen Mollerup

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Outcomes of exposure to workplace bullying: a meta-analytical review

This paper reports results from two meta-analyses of the potential individual-level outcomes of exposure to workplace bullying. After int...

Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Ståle Einarsen

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Byllying in work groups: the impact of leadership

The aim of this study is to examine whether and how laissez‐faire, transformational, and authentic leadership styles are related to the o...

Morten Birkeland Nielsen

Publication • Published year 2012

The association between symptoms and exposure is stronger in dropouts than in non-dropouts among employees in Norwegian smelters: a five-year follow-up study

Purpose: We have investigated the association between respiratory symptoms and dust exposure among employees in 18 Norwegian smelters us...

Vidar Søyseth; Helle Laier Johnsen; Merete Drevvatne Bugge; Johny Kongerud

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Dietary supplementation with 22-S-hydroxycholesterol to rats reduces body weight gain and the accumulation of liver triacylglycerol

This study explores the pharmacokinetics of 22-S-hydroxycholesterol (22SHC) in vivo in rats. We also carried out a metabolic study to exp...

Eili Tranheim Kase; Natasa Nikolic; Nina Pettersen Hessvik; Åse-Karine Fjeldheim; Jørgen Jensen; G. Hege Thoresen; Arild Rustan

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Effect of insulin and contraction on glycogen synthase phosphorylation and kinetic properties in epitrochlearis muscles from lean and obese Zucker rats

In the present study, the effects of insulin and contraction on glycogen synthase (GS) kinetic properties and phosphorylation were invest...

Fang-Chin Lin; Astrid Bolling; Jorid Thrane Stuenæs; Kristoffer T. Cumming; Ada Ingvaldsen; Yu-Chiang Lai; J.L. Ivy; Jørgen Jensen