Search for dissertations about: "follicle-stimulating hormone"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 21 swedish dissertations containing the words follicle-stimulating hormone.

  2. 6. Feedback control of reproduction in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, male parr

    Author : Efthimia Antonopoulou; Sylvie Dufour; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; zoologi; Zoology;

    Abstract : In fish, as in other vertebrates, the gonads are stimulated by two pituitary gonadotropic hormones, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH). LH and FSH secretion are regulated by the gonadal steroids acting either directly on the pituitary or indirectly via the hypothalamus. READ MORE

  4. 7. Acupuncture in reproductive medicine. Applications in human assisted reproduction and aspects of clinical and experimental neuroendocrinology

    Author : Elisabet Stener-Victorin; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; electro-acupuncture; blood flow impedance; circulation; uterine artery; in-vitro fertilization; oocyte aspiration; polycystic ovary syndrome; experimentally induced PCO; anovulation; gonadotropins; steroids; neuropeptides; b-endorphin; nerve growth factor; corticotropin-releasing factor.;

    Abstract : The use of acupuncture in the area of reproductive medicine is relatively new, and it has been rather poorly investigated in the past. When muscle afferents are stimulated by acupuncture in somatic segments related to the innervation of the ovaries and the uterus, functional changes occur in the neural substrate that may influence reproductive function and result in peripheral, segmental and central effects. READ MORE

  5. 8. Side effects and experiences of doping with anabolic androgenic steroids in men and women

    Author : Annica Börjesson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) are mainly used in non-medical conditions for aesthetic and performance- enhancing purposes. The use of AAS is a growing public health problem and a concern in society due to side effects. Men and women use AAS despite their known negative effects and unknown long-term risks. READ MORE

  6. 9. Autocrine and paracrine regulation of Leydig cell survival in the postnatal testis

    Author : Eugenia Colón; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : IGFs; steroidogenesis; Leydig cells; steroidogenic acute regulatory protein StAR ; insulin; IGFBP-3; IGFBP-2 and steroidogenic enzymes;

    Abstract : The primary function of testicular Leydig cells is the production of androgens that promote sexual differentiation in the fetus, secondary sexual maturation at the. time of puberty, and spermatogenesis in the adult. READ MORE

  7. 10. Human gonadotrophins for ovarian stimulation in infertility treatment

    Author : Jonas Harlin; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Infertility problems are present in 10 to 15 % of couples of fertile age. Ovulatory dysfunction, as a single cause, can be successfully treated and in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) can help a considerable number of couples, also when male problems are present. READ MORE