Role of astroglia in estrogen regulation of synaptic plasticity and brain repair

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 574-584

  Garcia Segura, Luis Miguel ^a   Naftolin, Frederick ^b   Hutchison, John B ^c   Azcoitia, Iñigo ^d   Chowen, Julie Ann ^a  

^a INSTITUTO CAJAL   (Spain)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Astrocytes; Estradiol; IGF I; Neuroprotection; Synaptic plasticity; Tanycytes

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; ESTROGEN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ASTROCYTE; BRAIN INJURY; HYPOTHALAMUS; MACROGLIA; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NEUROPROTECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; TANYCYTE;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0033567829     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4695(19990915)40:4<574::AID-NEU12>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Review

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