Gonadal steroids and affectiye illness

Neuroscientist

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 227-237

  Roca, Catherine A ^a,b   Schmidt, Peter J ^a   Rubinow, David R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b MSC 1276 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Androgens; Depression; Estrogen; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

DEPRESSION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HUMAN; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0032792279     PISSN: 10738584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107385849900500412     Document Type: Review

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