Progesterone signaling mechanisms in brain and behavior

Frontiers in Endocrinology

Volumn 3, Issue JAN, 2012, Pages

  Mani, Shaila K ^a   Oyola, Mario G ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross talk; Dopamine; Non classical; Progesterone; Progestin receptors; Signaling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874426881     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2012.00007     Document Type: Review

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