Gonadal steroids and neuronal function

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 675-688

  Alonso, Rafael ^a,c   López Coviella, Ignacio ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Neurotransmitters; Plasticity; Second messengers; Signal transduction; Steroid hormones; Synaptic transmission

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL; MEMBRANE RECEPTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER; STEROID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROSECRETION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND MESSENGER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; FEMALE; HORMONES; HUMANS; MALE; NEURONS; OVARY; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECEPTORS, STEROID; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEROIDS; TESTIS;

EID: 0031899005     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022442922931     Document Type: Article

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