Estrogens effects on the brain: Multiple sites and molecular mechanisms

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 2785-2801

  McEwen, Bruce S ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Alzheimer's disease; Cholinergic; Cognitive function; Estrogen receptors; Hippocampus; Neuroprotection; Progestin; Serotonin; Sex differences; Synaptogenesis

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; SEROTONIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE;

AGE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CELL NUCLEUS; COGNITION; DENDRITE; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; GLIA CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MOOD; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE ENDING; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SECOND MESSENGER; SEIZURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STROKE; SYNAPTOGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ANIMAL; BRAIN; FOREBRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; COGNITION; ESTROGENS; GENE EXPRESSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY; PROSENCEPHALON; SEROTONIN;

EID: 0035180875     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.2001.91.6.2785     Document Type: Review

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