Glia as mediators of steroid hormone action on the nervous system: An overview

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 434-445

  Jordan, Cynthia L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Ependymal glia; Microglia; Oligodendrocytes; Schwann cells; Sexual differentiation; Steroid receptors; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; STEROID; STEROID RECEPTOR;

AGING; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN INJURY; CELL SURFACE; EPENDYMA CELL; GLIA CELL; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HORMONE ACTION; IMMUNITY; MICROGLIA; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROSCIENCE; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHWANN CELL; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY; NEUROGLIA; STEROIDS;

EID: 0033567875     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4695(19990915)40:4<434::AID-NEU2>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Review

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