Search for dissertations about: "Steroid"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 370 swedish dissertations containing the word Steroid.
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16. Imaging brain aromatase by using PET : A way to study anabolic steroid abuse
Abstract : Aromatase is an enzyme that facilitates the conversion of androgens to estrogens and may play a role in mood and mental status. The main theme of this thesis is the imaging of brain aromatase by use of the PET technique. The PET tracer for aromatase, 11C-labeled vorozole (VOZ) was developed and evaluated by with in vitro and in vivo methods. READ MORE
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17. Ovarian Steroid Hormones, Emotion Processing and Mood
Abstract : It is known that some psychiatric disorders may deteriorate in relation to the menstrual cycle. However, in some conditions, such as premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), symptomatology is triggered mainly by the variations in ovarian steroid hormones. READ MORE
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18. Behavioral effects of female sex steroid hormones : models of PMS and PMDD in Wistar rats
Abstract : Background Animal models can be used to mimic human conditions of psychopathology, and also as pre-clinical models to evaluate candidate drugs. With hormonal treatment it is possible to produce behavior in the rat which corresponds to the mental symptoms of pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS), and pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). READ MORE
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19. Nephroprotective effect of the cardiotonic steroid ouabain
Abstract : It has been shown that Na,K-ATPase (NKA) is a signal transducer. Our group described the anti-apoptotic effect of ouabain to the signaling function of NKA. READ MORE
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20. Norethisterone : a pharmacological study of a contraceptive steroid
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