Review, 1998
What are neurosteroids and how do they work in the brain?
Neurosteroids are hormones made in the brain that affect brain function through a special mechanism and are important in both normal and abnormal brain conditions.
What they did
Reviewed current knowledge about neurosteroids: how they are made, how they act in the brain, and what effects they have.
What they found
The review covers the synthesis of neurosteroids, their mechanism of action in the brain (particularly through nongenomic effects), and their relevance to normal brain function and disease states.
What it means for you
Neurosteroids are brain hormones that influence how the brain works in both health and illness. Understanding these hormones may help explain how the brain and hormones interact.
About the study
- Original title
- Nongenomic effects of neurosteroids
- Authors
- Revelli A, Tesarik J, Massobrio M
- Journal
- Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology
- Year
- 1998
- Study design
- Review
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.3109/09513599809024971
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