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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes the subtypes Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), is a common disease particularly in the Western world. IBD is characterised by inflammation of the small intestine and/or colon. The two subtypes affect different gut …

Insulin-like growth factors I and II (IGF-I and IGF-II) once bound to the receptor are responsible for enhancing overall tissue growth. The three experiments explored the presence of IGF protein in amniotic and allantoic fluids, mRNA abundance in extra-embryonic membranes and sm…

The main objective of my PhD research has been to explore the mechanisms involved in the transport across the blood-brain barrier (BBB) of two very interesting molecules, Prions and GABA that have been poorly studied in the context of the BBB. GABA transport at the BBB and devel…