Search for dissertations about: "urogenital tract"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 swedish dissertations containing the words urogenital tract.
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1. Urogenital probiotics : potential role of Lactobacillus in the prevention of urogenital infections in women
Abstract : The human vaginal ecosystem is dominated by Lactobacillus species. An altered vaginal flora can result in symptomatic conditions such as bacterial vaginosis and vulvo-vaginal candidiasis, and urogenital colonisation by uropathogenic bacteria can cause urinary tract infection. READ MORE
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2. Estrogens and the urogenital tract : studies on steroid hormone receptors and a clinical study on a new estradiol-releasing vaginal ring
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3. Nitric oxide, formation and effects in the urogenital tract
Abstract : The aim of the thesis was to study the formation and effects of nitric oxide (NO) in the human urinary tract and in the male reproductive organs. In the human upper and lower urinary tract NO synthase activity was studied via the formation of radiolabeled L-citrulline from L-arginine. READ MORE
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4. Characterization of women with ecological disturbances in the lower urogenital tract
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5. Estrogen receptor b in the urogenital tract of both male and female
Abstract : The central finding of this thesis is that estrogen receptors regulate androgen receptor expression: ERalpha unpregulates AR and ERbeta down-regulates AR. With this theme, we explored the physiological role of an ER-AR pathway, especially ERbeta-AR, in some urogenital tissues, uterus, ovary and prostate, using ERbeta knockout mice. READ MORE