Progesterone synthesis in the nervous system: implications for myelination and myelin repair

Progesterone synthesis in the nervous system: implications for myelination and myelin repair

Progesterone is well known as a female reproductive hormone and in particular for its role in uterine receptivity, implantation and the maintenance of pregnancy. However, neuroendocrine research over the past decades has established that progesterone has multiple functions beyond reproduction. Withi...

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Main Authors: Michael eSchumacher, Rashad eHussain, Nathalie eGago, Jean-Paul eOudinet, Claudia eMattern, Abdel eGhoumari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
Multiple Sclerosis
Progesterone
Progestins
Schwann Cells
myelin
Neurosteroids
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2012.00010/full

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