Nongenomic effects of neurosteroids

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 61-67

  Revelli, A ^a   Tesarik, J ^b   Massobrio, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b LABORATOIRE D EYLAU   (France)

Author keywords

Brain; Central nervous systems; Glia; Neuroactive steroids; Neurons; Neurosteroids; Nongenomic effects; Steroid receptors

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROSTEROID;

BINDING SITE; BRAIN FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEROIDOGENESIS;

EID: 0031908013     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513599809024971     Document Type: Review

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