Publications

Publication • Published year 2009

Biotransformation of Benzo[a]pyrene in Ahr Knockout Mice Is Dependent on Time and Route of Exposure

Benzo[a]pyrene (BP) is an ubiquitous environmental pollutant with potent mutagenic and carcinogenic properties. The Ah receptor (Ahr) is ...

Carlos Alberto Escobar Sagredo; Steen Kristen Mollerup; Kathleen J. Cole; David H Phillips; Heidi Uppstad; Steinar Øvrebø

Publication • Published year 2009

Quantitative Determination of Airborne Respirable Non-Fibrous {alpha}-Silicon Carbide by X-ray Powder Diffractometry

Objectives: The purpose of the present investigation was to establish a method for the determination of airborne respirable non-fibrous s...

Erik Bye; Solveig Føreland; Lennart Lundgren; Kristian Kruse; Ragnhild Rønning

Publication • Published year 2009

Dietary supplementation of tetradecylthioacetic acid increases feed intake but reduces body weight gain and adipose depot sizes in rats fed on high-fat diets

Aim: The pan‐peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor (PPAR) ligand and fatty acid analogue tetradecylthioacetic acid (TTA) may reduce ...

K Løvås; AJ Wensaas; TH Røst; AC Rustan; MH Rokling-Andersen; Jon Skorve; R Caesar; RJ Ulvik; J Jensen; O Kaalhus; P Bohov ...

Publication • Published year 2009

Chronic bronchitis, COPD, and lung function in farmers. The role of biological agents

Background Farmers have an increased risk of respiratory morbidity and mortality. The causal agents have not been fully established. ...

Wijnand Eduard; Neil Pearce; Jeroen Douwes

Publication • Published year 2009

Marine n-3 fatty acids promote size reduction of visceral adipose depots, without altering body weight and composition, in male Wistar rats fed a high-fat diet

We evaluated the effects of partly substituting lard with marine n-3 fatty acids (FA) on body composition and weight, adipose tissue dist...

Merethe Rokling-Andersen; MH Rokling-Andersen; AC Rustan; AJ Wensaas; O Kaalhus; Hege Wergedahl; Therese H. Røst; TH Rost; J Jensen; Bjørn Anton Graff; R Caesar ...

Publication • Published year 2009

Working conditions and exposure to dust and bioaerosols in sisal processing factories in Tanzania

Information was collected on working conditions and personal exposures to dust, bacteria, and fungi in sisal fiber processing factories i...

Akwilina Victory Kayumba; Magne Bråtveit; Yohana J.S. Mashalla; Valborg Baste; Wijnand Eduard; Bente Elisabeth Moen

Publication • Published year 2009

The TERT-CLPTM1L lung cancer susceptibility variant associates with higher DNA adduct formation in the lung

Genome-wide association studies have provided evidence that common variation at 5p15.33 [telomerase reverse transcriptase ( TERT )-cleft ...

Shanbeh Zienolddiny; Vidar Skaug; Nina Elisabeth Landvik; David Ryberg; David H. Phillips; Richard Houlston; Aage Haugen

Publication • Published year 2009

Blood flow in the brachial artery increases after intense cycling exercise

During cycling blood flow is redistributed from physically inactive tissues to working leg muscles. It is unknown how long this situation...

Jon Ingulf Medbø; Jonny Hisdal; Einar Stranden

Publication • Published year 2009

Interpersonal problems and personality traits: The relation between IIP-64C and NEO-FFI

This article re-examines the relation between The Inventory of Interpersonal Problems (IIP-64C) and the Five-Factor Model of personality,...

Tor Erik Nysæter; Eva Oddrun Langvik; Mona Berthelsen; Hilmar Nordvik

Publication • Published year 2009

Quantifying the impact of selection bias caused by nonparticipation in a case-control study of mobile phone use

Purpose To quantitatively assess the impact of selection bias caused by nonparticipation in a multinational case–control study of mobile...

Martine Vrijheid; Lesley Richardson; Bruce Armstrong; Anssi Auvinen; Gabrielle Berg; Matthew Carroll; Angela Chetrit; Isabelle Deltour; Maria Feychting; Graham G. Giles; Martine Hours ...