Novel mechanisms of estrogen action in the brain: New players in an old story

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 97-121

  Toran Allerand, C Dominique ^a   Singh, Meharvan ^a   Sétáló Jr , György ^a,b  

^a Columbia Univ Coll Phys Surgs ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Brain; Cross coupling; Estradiol; Estrogen receptor; Neurotrophin receptors, signal transduction; Neurotrophins

Indexed keywords

2 (2 AMINO 3 METHOXYPHENYL)CHROMONE; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FULVESTRANT; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; NEUROTROPHIN; NEUROTROPHIN RECEPTOR;

AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HUMAN; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0032907868     PISSN: 00913022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/frne.1999.0177     Document Type: Article

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