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Estrogen, mystery drug for the brain? : the neuroprotective activities of the female sex hormone /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Behl, Christian
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Wein ; New York : Springer, [2001]
Subjects:
Estrogens > metabolism.
Receptors, Estrogen.
Brain > metabolism.
Neuroprotective Agents > metabolism.
Neurodegenerative Diseases > prevention & control.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Estrogen is a steroid
  • Estrogen acts via receptors
  • "Non-classical" activities of estrogen
  • General physiological activities of estrogen
  • Estrogen's actions in the brain
  • Protection of the brain by estrogen
  • Nerve cell protection by estrogen : molecular mechanisms
  • Outlook