Influence of sex hormones on brain excitability and epilepsy

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 797-803

  Verrotti, A ^a   Latini, G ^b   Manco, R ^a   De Simone, M ^c   Chiarelli, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Androgen; Epilepsy; Estrogen; Progesterone; Seizure

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; DOPAMINE; ENDOTHELIAL CELL GROWTH FACTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; KAINIC ACID; PREGNENOLONE SULFATE; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOLACTONE; TESTOSTERONE;

COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; DENDRITIC SPINE; DRUG MECHANISM; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTOGENESIS; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GAZE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MONOTHERAPY; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; SEIZURE; SEIZURE SUSCEPTIBILITY; SEIZURE THRESHOLD; SHORT SURVEY; SIDE EFFECT; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

EID: 36949016880     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03350821     Document Type: Short Survey

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