Prefrontal GABA concentration changes in women - Influence of menstrual cycle phase, hormonal contraceptive use, and correlation with premenstrual symptoms

Brain Research

Volumn 1597, Issue , 2015, Pages 129-138

  De Bondt, Timo ^a   De Belder, Frank ^a   Vanhevel, Floris ^a   Jacquemyn, Yves ^a   Parizel, Paul M ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

GABA; Hormonal contraception; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Menstrual cycle; Premenstrual symptom

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; CREATINE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE;

ANATOMICAL CONCEPTS; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BLOOD SAMPLING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OVULATION; PILL; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; CREATINE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVULATION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PROGESTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923238807     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2014.11.051     Document Type: Article

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