Understanding the role of steroids in typical and atypical brain development: Advantages of using a “brain in a dish” approach
Abstract
Steroids have an important role in growth, development, sexual differentiation and reproduction. All four classes of steroids, androgens, oestrogens, progestogens and glucocorticoids, have varying effects on the brain. Androgens and oestrogens are involved in the sexual differentiation of the brain, and also influence cognition. Progestogens such as progesterone and its metabolites have been shown to be involved in neuroprotection, although...
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Title
Understanding the role of steroids in typical and atypical brain development: Advantages of using a “brain in a dish” approach
Published Date
Feb 1, 2018
Volume
30
Issue
2
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