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Neuroactive Steroids in Brain Function, Behavior and Neuropsychiatric Disorders Novel Strategies for Research and Treatment /

Over the past few decades the involvement of neurosteroids in brain function and mental health has attracted much interest, not only from a neuroscience perspective, but also from clinical and therapeutic aspects. In recent years, much of the research has focused on the multifunctional position of n...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Weizman, Abraham (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edición:1st ed. 2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Neuroactive Steroids and Brain Functions
  • Neurosteroid: Molecular Mechanisms of Action on the GABAA Receptor
  • Steroid Metabolism in Glial Cells
  • Involvement of Neuroactive Steroids in Hippocampal Disorders: Lessons from Animal Models
  • Estrogen Modulation of Visceral Nociception
  • Neuroactive Steroids: Effects on Cognitive Functions
  • Estrogen, Cholinergic System and Cognition
  • Local Production of Estrogen and its Rapid Modulatory Action on Synaptic Plasticity
  • Effects of Estradiol and DHEA on Morphological Synaptic Plasticity
  • Pregnane Steroids and Short-Term Neural Plasticity
  • Steroidogenesis and Neuroplasticity in the Songbird Brain
  • Dehydroepiandrosterone, as Endogenous Inhibitor of Neuronal Cell Apoptosis: Potential Therapeutic Implications in Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • DHEA and DHEA-S, and their Functions in the Brain and Adrenal Medulla
  • Neurosteroids in the Aging Brain
  • Neuroactive Steroids and Neuropsychiatric Disorders
  • Dehydroepiandrosterone and Pregnenolone Alterations in Schizophrenia
  • Neurosteroids in Cortical Development and the Etiology of Schizophrenia
  • Neurosteroid Perturbation and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Schizophrenia: From the Mechanisms to the Treatment
  • Dehydroepiandrosterone Administration in Treating Medical and Neuropsychiatric Disorders
  • Allopregnanolone and Pregnenolone Alterations Following Pharmacological Agents in Rodents and Clinic Populations
  • Reconsidering Classifi cations of Depression Syndromes: Lessons from Neuroactive Steroids and Evolutionary Sciences
  • Neuroactive Steroids in Brain and Relevance to Mood
  • The Role of Neuroactive Steroids in Anxiety Disorders
  • The Role of Midbrain 3?,5?-THP in Mediating Exploration, Anxiety, Social, and Reproductive Behavior
  • The Role of Progesterone and its Metabolites in Premenstrual Disorders of Affect
  • Neurosteroid Derangement in Women Diagnosed with Eating Disorders
  • Neurosteroids in Alcohol and Substance Use
  • The Role of Neurosteroids in Development of Pediatric Psychopathology.