Potential neuronal mechanisms of estrogen actions in synaptogenesis and synaptic plasticity

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 213-223

  Naftolin, F ^a   Leranth, C ^a   Horvath, T L ^a   Garcia Segura, L M ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arcuate nucleus; Dopamine; Estradiol; GABA; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Insulin like growth factor 1; Neural cell adhesion molecule; Ovarian cycle, synaptogenesis; Synaptic plasticity; endorphin

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; BETA ENDORPHIN; DOPAMINE; ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; GLYCOCALYX; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0029934266     PISSN: 02724340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02088177     Document Type: Article

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