Neurosteroids and the Nervous System

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: King, Steven R. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Neuroscience,
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Neurosciences.; Neurochemistry.; Biomedicine.

While steroids from the periphery have profound effects on the nervous system, the nervous system also produces its own steroids de novo (“neurosteroids”). The physiological importance of neurosteroids is beginning to be understood. These steroids potentially have roles in sedative/hypnotic behavior...