Non-genomic mechanisms of progesterone action in the brain

Frontiers in Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue 7 SEP, 2013, Pages

  Singh, Meharvan ^a   Su, Chang ^a   Ng, Selena ^a  

^a Institute for Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Non genomic; Progesterone; Progesterone receptor; Signaling

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; SEX HORMONE; STEROID HORMONE;

BRAIN; CELL FUNCTION; CELL VIABILITY; GENE CONTROL; GENE TARGETING; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TARGET ORGAN; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 84904747887     PISSN: 16624548     EISSN: 1662453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2013.00159     Document Type: Review

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