Steroids, reproductive endocrine fonction, and cognition: A review

Minerva Ginecologica

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 563-585

  Frye, C A ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Estrogens; Menopause; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ANDROGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FLUTAMIDE; PROGESTERONE;

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CEREBELLUM; COGNITION; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FOREBRAIN; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MEMORY; MENOPAUSE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RAT; REVIEW; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PROGESTINS; RATS; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 77949644017     PISSN: 00264784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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