Influence of endogenous estradiol, progesterone, allopregnanolone, and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate on brain resting state functional connectivity across the menstrual cycle

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 1246-1255.e4

  Syan, Sabrina K ^a,b   Minuzzi, Luciano ^a,b   Costescu, Dustin ^a   Smith, Mara ^a   Allega, Olivia R ^a,b   Coote, Marg ^a   Hall, Geoffrey B C ^a   Frey, Benicio N ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

fMRI; hormones; ICA; menstrual cycle; SBA

Indexed keywords

BREXANOLONE; ESTRADIOL; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PROGESTERONE; ELTANOLONE; SEX HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMYGDALA; ANTERIOR INSULA; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; DEFAULT MODE NETWORK; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FRONTOPARIETAL CORTEX; FUNCTIONAL CONNECTIVITY; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT COMPONENT ANALYSIS; LIMBIC CORTEX; LIMBIC SYSTEM; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIMARY SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RESTING STATE FUNCTIONAL CONNECTIVITY; RESTING STATE NETWORK; SALIENCE NETWORK; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; STRIATE CORTEX; BLOOD; BRAIN; CONNECTOME; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REST; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; CONNECTOME; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE NET; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PREGNANOLONE; PROGESTERONE; REST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85018963855     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.03.021     Document Type: Article

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