Neurotropic action of androgens: Principles, mechanisms and novel targets

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 39, Issue 11-12 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 1651-1660

  Patchev, Vladimir K ^a   Schroeder, Jens ^a   Goetz, Franziska ^b   Rohde, Wolfgang ^b   Patchev, Alexandre V ^b  

^a Schering AG/Jenapharm Otto S   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aging; Androgen; Behavior; Brain; Stress response; Target genes

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; OXYMETHOLONE; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE DERIVATIVE;

AGING; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG TARGETING; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NEUROTROPISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS;

AGED; AGING; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; RATS; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 9644275757     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2004.07.011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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