Publications

Validity issues relating to time-to-pregnancy studies of fertility

Jens Peter Bonde; Michael Joffe; Markku Sallmen; Petter Kristensen; Jørn Olsen; Nel Roeleveld; Allen Wilcox

Quantitative analysis of benzo[a]pyrene biotransformation and adduct formation in Ahr knockout mice.

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

Carlos Sagredo; Steinar Øvrebø; Aage Haugen; Yoshiaki Fujii-Kuriyama; Rita Bæra; Ingrid Botnen; Steen Kristen Mollerup

Airborne Fibres in the Norwegian Silicon Carbide Industry

Morphology of silicon carbide (SiC) fibres from the Norwegian SiC industry has been studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The fi...

Asbjørn Skogstad; Solveig Føreland; Erik Bye; Wijnand Eduard

Airborne exposure and biological monitoring of bar and restaurant workers before and after the introduction of a smoking ban

The aims were to assess the impact of a total smoking ban on the level of airborne contaminants and the urinary cotinine levels in the em...

Dag Ellingsen; Geir Fladseth; Hanne Line Daae; Merete Gjølstad; Kristina Kjærheim; Marit Skogstad; Raymond Olsen; Syvert Thorud; Pål Molander

Leukaemia inhibitory factor stimulates glucose transport in isolated cardiomyocytes and induces insulin resistance after chronic exposure

Aims/hypothesis: Hypertrophic and failing hearts have increased utilisation of glucose, but also develop insulin resistance and reduced ...

Geir Florholmen; G. Hege Thoresen; G. Hege Thoresen; Arild Chr. Rustan; Jørgen Jensen; Geir Christensen; Vigdis Aas

Renal function of chloralkali workers after the cessation of exposure to mercury vapor

Objectives The aims of the study were to assess renal function in chloralkali workers previously exposed to mercury vapor and to assess t...

Jon Efskind; Dag G. Ellingsen; Anders Hartman; Yngvar Thomassen; Rune Johan Ulvik; Per I. Gaarder; Tone Bente Solberg

Epimerization and stability of two new cis-benzo(a)pyrene tetrols by the use of liquid chromatography-fluorescence and mass spectrometry

Quantitative determination of the hydrolysis products from proteins and DNA gives valuable information regarding the reactive metabolite ...

Carlos Alberto Escobar Sagredo; Raymond Olsen; Tyge Greibrokk; Pål Molander; Steinar Øvrebø

Work factors and psychological distress in nurses'aides: a prospective cohort study

Background Nurses' aides (assistant nurses), the main providers of practical patient care in many countries, are doing both emotional an...

Willy Bjarne Eriksen; Kristian Tambs; Stein Knardahl

Self-reported conceptions of memory and concentration in comparison with the neuropsychological test performance of manual workers

Objectives The aim of the study was to investigate the extent to which self-reported symptoms can predict actual performance on tests for...

Rita Bast-Pettersen

Hugdahls Stroop Test anvendt på menn i manuelle yrker

Stroop-testen er nyttig ved kartlegging av funksjoner som kognitivt tempo og visuomotorisk tempo. Denne studien tilbyr normer for menn i ...

Rita Bast-Pettersen