Divergent mechanisms for trophic actions of estrogens in the brain and peripheral tissues

Brain Research

Volumn 1379, Issue , 2011, Pages 119-136

  Walf, Alicia A ^a   Paris, Jason J ^a   Rhodes, Madeline E ^b   Simpkins, James W ^c   Frye, Cheryl A ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b MCDANIEL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Estrogen receptor; Estropause; Menopause; Neurosteroid; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN PLUS MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; GESTAGEN; HISTONE; KB 9520; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATOR; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AFFECT; BINDING AFFINITY; BRAIN; BRAIN FUNCTION; BREAST; BREAST CANCER; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFECT; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MENTAL DETERIORATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UTERUS; UTERUS GROWTH; UTERUS WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BREAST; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; UTERUS;

EID: 79952313774     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.11.081     Document Type: Review

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