Effect of sexual steroids on mood and cognition;Efeitos dos esteróides sexuais sobre o humor e a cognição

Revista de Psiquiatria Clinica

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 60-67

  Rosa E Silva, Ana Carolina J S ^a   Silva De Sá, Marcos Felipe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Androgens; Central nervous system; Cognition; Estrogens; Mood; Progesterone; Sexual steroid

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN DERIVATIVE; SEX HORMONE;

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COGNITION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MEMORY; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; MOOD; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; REVIEW; SLEEP PATTERN;

EID: 33747830238     PISSN: 01016083     EISSN: 1806938X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0101-60832006000200005     Document Type: Review

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