Thyroid Hormone and Astroglia: Endocrine Control of the Neural Environment

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 435-445

  Dezonne, R S ^a   Lima, F R S ^a   Trentin, A G ^b   Gomes, F C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Brain development; Extracellular matrix molecules; Growth factors; Thyroid hormone receptors; Thyroid hormones

Indexed keywords

THYROID HORMONE; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR;

ASTROCYTE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL INTERACTION; CEREBELLUM; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; MACROGLIA; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOLECULE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THYROID GLAND; THYROID HORMONE METABOLISM; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ASTROCYTES; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HUMANS; THYROID HORMONES;

EID: 84929732783     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jne.12283     Document Type: Review

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