Estrogen actions in the central nervous system

Endocrine Reviews

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 279-307

  McEwen, B S ^a   Alves, S E ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; DOPAMINE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; MESSENGER RNA; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE; PROLACTIN; SEROTONIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CATECHOLAMINE NERVE CELL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GLIA CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; LEARNING; MEMORY; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SECOND MESSENGER; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

EID: 0033304765     PISSN: 0163769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/er.20.3.279     Document Type: Review

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338. Posttraining intrahippocampal estradiol injections enhance spatial memory in male rats: Interaction with cholinergic systems
339. Posttraining estrogen and memory modulation
340. Posttraining estradiol injections enhance memory in ovariectomized rats: Cholinergic blockade and synergism
341. Estrogen improves performance of reinforced T-maze alternation and prevents the amnestic effects of scopolamine administered systemically or intrahippocampally
342. Estrogen replacement attenuates effects of scopolamine and lorazepam on memory acquisition and retention
343. Basolateral amygdala lesions block the memory-enhancing effect of glucocorticoid administration in the dorsal hippocampus of rats
344. Cognitive functions of the basal forebrain cholinergic system in monkeys: Memory or attention?
345. Estrogen deficiency and risk of Alzheimer's disease in women
346. Cognitive skills associated with estrogen replacement in women with Alzheimer's disease
347. A prospective study of estrogen replacement therapy and the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease: The Baltimore longitudinal study of aging
348. Estrogen therapy in postmenopausal women: Effects on cognitive function and dementia
349. Estrogen replacement therapy and longitudinal decline in visual memory: A possible protective effect?
350. Cognitive function in nondemented older women who took estrogen after menopause
351. Estrogen replacement therapy and cognitive function in older women
352. Estrogen as a growth factor to central nervous cells
353. Evaluation of estrogen treatment in female patients with dementia of the Alzheimer type
354. Testosterone increases and estradiol decreases middle cerebral artery occlusion lesion size in male rats
355. Estradiol prevents kainic acid-induced neuronal loss in the rat dentate gyrus
356. Estrogen regulates metabolism of Alzheimer amyloid β precursor protein
357. Estrogen reduces neuronal generation of Alzheimer β-amyloid peptides
358. Hydrogen peroxide mediates amyloid β protein toxicity
359. Secreted forms of β-amyloid precursor protein protect hippocampal neurons against amyloid β-peptide-induced oxidative injury
360. Estrogen attenuates over-expression of β-amyloid precursor protein