Data di Pubblicazione:
2008
Citazione:
The endocrine nervous system : source and target for neuroactive steroids / G.C. Panzica, C. Melcangi. - In: BRAIN RESEARCH REVIEWS. - ISSN 0165-0173. - 57:2(2008), pp. 271-276.
Abstract:
For a long time the endocrine brainwas considered to be limited to the hypothalamus and to
its special relationships with the hypophysis. The discovery of the wide distribution of
steroid hormone receptors, as well as that of the possibility of metabolizing or synthesizing
steroids by neural cells (neuroactive steroids), suggests, on the contrary, that interactions
among steroids and nervous system are key points of the regulatory processes in the central
and peripheral nervous system in normal conditions as well as in pathological conditions. In
this brief overview we illustrate a few examples of these relationships with major emphasis
on papers collected in this special issue.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Elenco autori:
G.C. Panzica, C. Melcangi
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