Neurosteriods: A New Regulatory Function in the Nervous System (Contemporary End

Neurosteriods: A New Regulatory Function in the Nervous System (Contemporary Endocrinology)

Publisher:Humana Press

Number Of Pages:378

Publication Date:1999-08-15

Sales Rank:2808404

ISBN / ASIN:089603545X

EAN:9780896035454

Binding:Hardcover

Manufacturer:Humana Press

Studio:Humana Press

Etienne-Emile Baulieu, the discoverer of neurosteroids, and a panel of distinguished scientists and clinical researchers exhaustively and critically review all facets of neurosteroids involved in behavior, stress, memory, depression, anxiety, aging of the brain, and neurodegenerative diseases. These contributors illuminate the role of neurosteroids in brain development and plasticity and detail their neuromodulatory influence on GABAA, ionotropic glutamate receptors, acetylcholine receptors, sigma receptors, and calcium channels. Clearly pointing the way toward novel pharmaceutical agents that may be of significant therapeutic value, particularly with regard to aging mental functions, Neurosteroids: A New Regulatory Function in the Nervous System offers neurobiologists, psychiatrists, neurosurgeons, pharmacologists, and geriatricians the first comprehensive, state-of-the-art review of these important bioactive molecules.