Peripheral vs. central sex steroid hormones in experimental Parkinson’s disease
The nigrostriatal dopaminergic (NSDA) pathway degenerates in Parkinson’s disease (PD), which occurs with approximately twice the incidence in men than women. Studies of the influence of systemic estrogens in females suggest sex hormones contribute to these differences. In this review we analyse the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2011-11-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Endocrinology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2011.00082/full |