Biosynthesis, mode of action, and functional significance of neurosteroids in the purkinje cell

Frontiers in Endocrinology

Volumn 2, Issue OCT, 2011, Pages

  Tsutsui, Kazuyoshi ^a   Ukena, Kazuyoshi ^a   Sakamoto, Hirotaka ^a   Okuyama, Shin Ichiro ^a   Haraguchi, Shogo ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allopregnanolone; Dendritic growth; Estradiol; Neuronal circui; Neurosteroids; Progesterone; Purkinje cell; Synaptogenesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874353715     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2011.00061     Document Type: Review

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