The role of hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal hormones in the normal structure and functioning of the brain

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 257-270

  Meethal, S Vadakkadath ^a   Atwood, C S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activins; Brain; Follicle stimulating hormone; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Hormone; Hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis; Inhibins; Luteinizng hormone; Neuron; Receptor; Sex steroids

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; ACTIVIN A; ACTIVIN RECEPTOR; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FOLLISTATIN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR; HORMONE RECEPTOR; INHIBIN; INHIBIN A; INHIBIN B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANDROPAUSE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; CASTRATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; MENOPAUSE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PUBERTY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SENESCENCE; SEX ROLE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; ADULT; BLOOD; BRAIN; CHILD; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; BRAIN; CHILD; FEMALE; GONADAL HORMONES; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE;

EID: 14844330787     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-004-4381-3     Document Type: Review

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