Baulieu Neurosteroids

A New Regulatory Function in the Nervous System
Erscheinungsjahr 1999
ISBN: 978-1-59259-693-5
Verlag: Humana Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 16, 378 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Contemporary Endocrinology

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Baulieu, Etienne-Emile

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Neurosteroids: From Definition and Biochemistry to Physiopathologic Function.- 2 Molecular Biology and Developmental Regulation of the Enzymes Involved in the Biosynthesis and Metabolism of Neurosteroids.- 3 Cytochrome P450 in the Central Nervous System.- 4 Steroidogenic Factor 1 Plays Key Roles in Adrenal and Gonadal Development and in Endocrine Function.- 5 Peripheral-Type Benzodiazepine Receptor: Role in the Regulation of Steroid and Neurosteroid Biosynthesis.- 6 Aspects of Hormonal Steroid Metabolism in the Nervous System.- 7 The Selective Interaction of Neurosteroids with the GABAA Receptor.- 8 Potentiation of GABAergic Neurotransmission by Steroids.- 9 Neurosteroid Antagonists of the GABAA Receptors.- 10 Modulation of Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors by Neuroactive Steroids.- 11 Steroidal Modulation of Sigma Receptor Function.- 12 Steroid Modulation of the Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor.- 13 Neuroactive Steroid Modulation of Neuronal Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels.- 14 Gonadal Hormone Regulation of Synaptic Plasticity in the Brain: What Is the Mechanism?.- 15 Steroid Effects on Brain Plasticity: Role of Glial Cells and Trophic Factors.- 16 Steroid Receptors in Brain Cell Membranes.- 17 Novel Mechanisms of Estrogen Action in the Developing Brain: Role of Steroid/Neurotrophin Interactions.- 18 Neurosteroids: Behavioral Studies.- 19 Remarkable Memory-Enhancing Effects of Pregnenolone Sulfate with Pheromone-Like Sensitivity: An Amplificatory Hypothesis.- 20 The Neuropsychopharmacological Potential of Neurosteroids.