Search for dissertations about: "Testosterone"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 200 swedish dissertations containing the word Testosterone.
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1. Testosterone, 17β-estradiol and pubertal growth
Abstract : Background and aims: It is well established that the interaction of sex steroids with the growth hormone (GH)/ insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) axis is of major importance in children for normal pubertal growth. However, detailed understanding is still lacking. READ MORE
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2. Anabolic Androgenic Steroids : Neurobiological Effects of Nandrolone, Testosterone, Trenbolone, and Stanozolol
Abstract : The use of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) for recreational purposes is a health concern, as long-term AAS-use in supraphysiological doses is associated with severe physical and psychological adverse effects. Several behavioral and cognitive problems are reported after long-term AAS-use, and alterations in brain morphology as well as neurotransmitter systems have been reported. READ MORE
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3. Testosterone and 17beta-oestradiol secretions in children and adolescents. Assay development, levels for comparison and clinical applications
Abstract : Accurate measurements of 17beta-oestradiol and testosterone are important in clinical settings of pubertal disorders and hormone replacement therapy among children. Most assays for measurement of these steroids are optimised for fertility investigations in adults and are not sensitive enough for quantification in children. READ MORE
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4. Testosterone Use and Abuse : Methodological Aspects in Forensic Toxicology and Clinical Diagnostics
Abstract : Abuse of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) is widespread in society and is today a major public health problem, associated with mental and somatic adverse effects and risk behavior, such as use of other illicit drugs and criminality. Testosterone, the most important endogenous male androgen, is therapeutically used in replacement therapy but is also extensively used as a doping agent. READ MORE
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5. Testosterone Analysis in Hair
Abstract : The effects of testosterone in the body are dependent on the concentrations at the target organs, as well as the susceptibility of the androgen receptor. Steroid hormones circulate in the bloodstream bound to proteins, and only a small part is unbound and free to exert its effect at the receptors. READ MORE