Beschreibung:
Neuroplasticity, Development, and Steroid Hormone Action concerns the effects of steroid hormones on brain development, function, and aging and is a compilation of cutting-edge research of concern to the disciplines of neurobiology, neuroendocrinology, endocrinology, and developmental biology. The experimental approaches utilized by the contributors range from molecular to behavioral, and the authors are active researchers from a variety of first-rate institutions in the United States and Japan, with one contributor from the United Kingdom.
Development and Differentiation of the Hypothalamus, Pituitary, and LHRH Neuronal Systems. Steroid Dependent Brain Differentiation. Central Regulation of Hormone Secretion. Steroid Hormones and Neuroplasticity in the Mature Brain. Steroid Mediated Mechanisms of Cell Growth and Survival.