Multiple Origins of Sex Differences in Brain Neuroendocrine Functions and their Pathologies /

In theoretical terms, sex differences in brain and behavior offer the possibility of fascinating scientific studies on a range of molecular phenomena such as DNA methylation, chromatin protein modification, non-coding DNA, resulting in important neuroanatomical and neurochemical effects. However, th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Pfaff, Donald W. (Editor ), Christen, Yves (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
Colección:Research and Perspectives in Endocrine Interactions,
Temas:
Neurosciences.
Endocrinology.
Medical genetics.
Neuroscience.
Medical Genetics.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  •                 Donald PFAFF (The Rockefeller University, New York, USA) Hormone-dependent chromatin modifications regulating sexually differentiated animal behaviour
  •             Eric B. KEVERNE (University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK) Importance of genomic imprinting in the evolution and development of the maternal brain
  •             Catherine DULAC (Harvard University & Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Cambridge, USA) Sex battles in the brain: genomic imprinting in the developing and adult CNS
  •             Javier DE FELIPE (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain) Gender differences in human cortical synaptic density
  •             Melissa HINES (University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK) Androgenic influences on human neurobehavioral development: outcomes and mechanisms
  •             Simon BARON-COHEN (Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK) The foetal androgen theory of autism
  •             Francesca DUCCI (King's College, London, UK) Genetic variation within serotonin genes, hormones, and aggression
  •             Jay GIEDD (National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, USA) Does size matter?  Sex differences in the developing brain
  •             Jill GOLDSTEIN (Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA) Fetal hormonal programming of the brain: Implications for understanding sex differences in depression and risk for cardiovascular disease
  •             James SWANSON (University of California, Irvine, USA) Attention deficit hyperactivity disorders: factors contributing to sex differences in recognition and treatment with stimulant medication
  •             Phyllis W. SPEISER (Hofstra North Shore LIJ School of Medicine, New York, USA) Congenital adrenal hyperplasia and related disorders: Neuroendocrine, behavioral and cognitive implications
  •             Phyllis WISE (University of Washington, Seattle, USA) Estrogens: protective or risk factors in the injured brain.

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