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Steroid Transport, Local Synthesis, and Signaling within the Brain: Roles in Neurogenesis, Neuroprotection, and Sexual Behaviors

Sex steroid hormones are synthesized from cholesterol and exert pleiotropic effects notably in the central nervous system. Pioneering studies from Baulieu and colleagues have suggested that steroids are also locally-synthesized in the brain. Such steroids, called neurosteroids, can rapidly modulate...

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Autores principales: Diotel, Nicolas, Charlier, Thierry D., Lefebvre d'Hellencourt, Christian, Couret, David, Trudeau, Vance L., Nicolau, Joel C., Meilhac, Olivier, Kah, Olivier, Pellegrini, Elisabeth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5826223/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29515356
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2018.00084