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Neurosteroids pp 97–123Cite as

Aspects of Hormonal Steroid Metabolism in the Nervous System

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Part of the book series: Contemporary Endocrinology ((COE,volume 16))

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It is known that hormonal steroids intervene in the control of a large number of brain functions both during the fetal and neonatal period, in which they act as “organizers,” as well as during adulthood, when they act as “activators” or “inhibitors” of several physiological functions. Hormonal steroids may also participate in the process of aging of the central nervous system (CNS), especially in some specific structures (e.g., the hippocampus).

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Poletti, A., Celotti, F., Maggi, R., Melcangi, R.C., Martini, L., Negri-Cesi, P. (1999). Aspects of Hormonal Steroid Metabolism in the Nervous System. In: Baulieu, EE., Robel, P., Schumacher, M. (eds) Neurosteroids. Contemporary Endocrinology, vol 16. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-693-5_6

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