Non-genomic actions of androgens

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 169-181

  Foradori, C D ^a   Weiser, M J ^a   Handa, R J ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

3 Diol; Androgen receptors; Calcium; Cell endangering; Cell survival; Dihydrotestosterone; Non genomic; Rapid; Second messenger; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; CALCIUM; GONADORELIN; MEMBRANE RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

BEHAVIOR; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL FUNCTION; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA BINDING; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; GENE REPRESSION; GENOMICS; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; METABOLITE; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; RNA TRANSLATION; SECOND MESSENGER; TIME; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; UPREGULATION;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL MEMBRANE; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; GENOME; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; SECOND MESSENGER SYSTEMS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 41549163339     PISSN: 00913022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2007.10.005     Document Type: Review

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