Search for dissertations about: "steroid hormones"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 120 swedish dissertations containing the words steroid hormones.
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1. Immunomodulatory properties of steroid hormones
Abstract : Recent epidemiological, clinical and experimental evidence have suggested that steroid hormones play an important role in immune responses and in immune-mediated diseases. Many autoimmune diseases are treated with corticosteroids. READ MORE
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2. Equine glutathione transferase A3-3 : an efficient steroid isomerase
Abstract : Glutathione transferases (GSTs) comprise a superfamily of enzymes prominently involved in detoxication by making toxic electrophiles more polar and therefore more easily excretable. However some GSTs have developed alternative functions. READ MORE
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3. Human vaginal epithelial immunity and influences of hormonal contraceptive usage
Abstract : The vagina is the port of entry for sexually transmitted diseases in women. Its epithelium constitutes the luminal border, thus comprising an important defence barrier. READ MORE
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4. 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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5. 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