Gonadal Hormones, Neurosteroids, and Clinical Progestins as Neurogenic Regenerative Agents: Therapeutic Implications

Hormones in Neurodegeneration, Neuroprotection, and Neurogenesis

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 281-303

  Liu, Lifei ^a   Brinton, Roberta Diaz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult neurogenesis; Allopregnalone regulation; Gonadal hormones; Neurogenic regenerative agents; Neurosteroid; Regenerative therapeutics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874394155     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527633968.ch17     Document Type: Chapter

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