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Brain Regions Responding to Endogenous Prolactin during Pregnancy and Lactation

McFadden, Sarah Louise (Thesis, Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences with Honours, 2013)

There is an increased incidence of dysfunctional mood disorders postpartum, affecting approximately 10-20% of all women. Postpartum mood disorders can have devastating effects on the mother, and lead to altered relationships ...
Body Weight Regulation During Pregnancy in the mouse

Fieldwick, Diana Maria (Thesis, Bachelor of Medical Science with Honours, 2013)

Leptin is an adipose-derived hormone that acts in the hypothalamus to regulate energy homeostasis by decreasing appetite and increasing metabolic rate. During pregnancy, food intake and fat deposition increases, despite ...
CT Investigation of Thoracic Intervertebral Disc Morphometry

Fletcher, Justin Geoffrey Revell (Thesis, Bachelor of Medical Science with Honours, 2013)

Background: Despite being prone to degenerative disease and other pathology, relatively little is known of the morphology and morphometry of thoracic intervertebral discs in comparison to discs in the cervical and lumbar ...
The rise and fall of Middle Island Separation

Kerse, Jocelyn M (Thesis, Bachelor of Arts with Honours, 1973)

PREFACE: This study looks at the topic of Otago Separation, or Middle Island Separation as it came to be called after the formation of the Middle Island Separation League, in its early stage. It leaves the topic at the end ...
Allocation and Ageism in Aotearoa: An exploration of the ethical justification for age-based healthcare rationing

Lambie, Deborah (Thesis, Bachelor of Medical Science with Honours, 2013)

New Zealand’s population, like many first world countries, is ‘ageing’. This will place our healthcare system under increasing and changing pressures, as there will be a greater proportion of older people in our population ...