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Visar resultat 26 - 30 av 213 avhandlingar innehållade ordet steroids.

  1. 26. Stress steroids as accelerators of Alzheimer's disease. : Effects of chronically elevated levels of allopregnanolone in transgenic AD models

    Författare :Sara Bengtsson; Mingde Wang; Torbjörn Bäckström; Maja Johansson; Caroline Graff; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Allopregnanolone; Alzheimer s disease; beta-amyloid; synaptophysin; chronic stress; Morris water maze; obstetrik och gynekologi; Obstetrics and Gynaecology; medicinsk farmakologi; Medical Pharmacology; Neurology; neurologi; Geriatrics; geriatrik; medical behavioral science; medicinsk beteendevetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : Background Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and dementia are devastating con­ditions not only for the affected patients but also for their families.  The economical costs for the society are tremendous. LÄS MER

  3. 27. Substance Use and Violence : Influence of Alcohol, Illicit Drugs and Anabolic Androgenic Steroids on Violent Crime and Self-directed Violence

    Författare :Lena Lundholm; Ingemar Thiblin; Ulrika Haggård; Claudia Fahlke; Johan Hallqvist; Tom Palmstierna; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Substance abuse; violent crime; violent suicide; anabolic androgenic steroids;

    Sammanfattning : Interpersonal violence and suicide are major health concerns, leading to premature death, extensive human suffering and staggering monetary costs. Although violent behaviour has multiple causes, it is well known that acute substance intake and abuse increase the risks of both interpersonal and self-directed violence. LÄS MER

  4. 28. Sex steroids and gene variants in bipolar disorder

    Författare :Anette G M Johansson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Bipolar disorder is a chronic, cycling disorder affecting circa 2% of the population and whose pathophysiology is still largely unknown. It has been suggested that common treatments used for bipolar disorder have effects on the sex steroids yet sex steroids have also been shown to have widespread effects in the brain in systems of relevance to bipolar disorder. LÄS MER

  5. 29. Effects of sex steroids on normal human breast : studies in vivo using microdialysis and in vitro in cell culture

    Författare :Charlotta Dabrosin; Bo von Schoultz; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Sammanfattning : Prolonged exposure to sex steroids may constitute a risk factor for the development of breast cancer. The biological mechanisms involved in breast carcinogenesis are not well understood. LÄS MER

  7. 30. Anabolic androgenic steroids and violence : a medicolegal and experimental study

    Författare :Ingemar Thiblin; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Forensic sciences; anabolic androgenic steroids; aggression; violence; homicide; suicide; accidental death; acetylcholin; dopamine; serotonin;

    Sammanfattning : Non-medical use of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) has been linked to various psychological and behavioural complications in case and survey reports. Judging from these reports, the symptoms most consistently associated with AAS use are extreme irritability, increased aggressiveness and mood swings. LÄS MER