Rapid effects of oestrogen on synaptic plasticity: Interactions with actin and its signalling proteins

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1163-1172

  Babayan, A H ^a   Kramar E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cofilin; Long term potentiation; Oestradiol; PTrkB; RhoA; Spines

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; AMPA RECEPTOR; COFILIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; MEMBRANE RECEPTOR; PROTEIN CDC42; RAC PROTEIN; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CYTOSKELETON; DENDRITIC SPINE; HUMAN; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; THETA RHYTHM; TRANSACTIVATION; ANIMAL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; ESTROGENS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSES;

EID: 84886651415     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jne.12108     Document Type: Review

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