Biosynthesis and action of neurosteroids in the cerebellar Purkinje neuron

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 85, Issue 2-5, 2003, Pages 311-321

  Tsutsui, Kazuyoshi ^a,b   Sakamoto, Hirotaka ^a,b   Ukena, Kazuyoshi ^a,b  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Neuronal growth; Neurosteroids; Neurotransmission; Purkinje cell

Indexed keywords

NEUROSTEROID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN REGION; CEREBELLUM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GENOMICS; NONHUMAN; PURKINJE CELL; RAT; STEROID ANALYSIS; STEROIDOGENESIS; TIME;

EID: 0042889441     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(03)00229-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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