Dehydroepiandrosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate as neuroactive neurosteroids

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 150, Issue SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Baulieu, E E ^a   Robel, P ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRASTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN LEVEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE TRANSPORT; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MALE; MICE; MICROBODIES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0029992644     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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