Decreased plasma and cerebrospinal fluid content of neuroactive steroids in Parkinson's disease

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 172-173

  di Michele, F ^a   Longone, P ^a   Romeo, E ^a,b   Lucchetti, S ^a   Brusa, L ^a,b   Pierantozzi, M ^a,b   Bassi, A ^a   Bernardi, G ^a,b   Stanzione, P ^a,b  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DYDROGESTERONE; GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; PROGESTERONE; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CELL DEATH; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEUROPROTECTION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PROTEIN FUNCTION; STEROID BLOOD LEVEL; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; PILOT PROJECTS; STEROIDS;

EID: 0142186329     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-003-0115-1     Document Type: Article

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