Neurosteroids and GABAergic signaling in health and disease

Endogenous neurosteroids such as allopregnanolone, allotetrahydrodeoxycorticosterone, and androstanediol are synthesized either de novo in the brain from cholesterol or are generated from the local metabolism of peripherally derived progesterone or corticosterone. Fluctuations in neurosteroid concen...

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Main Authors: MacKenzie Georgina, Maguire Jamie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2013-02-01
Series:Biomolecular Concepts
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/bmc-2012-0033