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In mammals, the brain is one of the organs target for the action of estrogens (Maggi and Perez 1983). In fact, these hormones have been described to accumulate in selected brain areas and nuclear receptors capable of specifically recognizing estrogens have been described in the nervous tissue. Furthermore, several studies indicate that these hormones act in selected areas of the Central Nervous System (CNS) to participate in the control of endocrine, motor and affective functions (Maggi and Perez 1983).
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Maggi, A., Zucchi, I. (1986). Estrogen-induced Accumulation of mRNA in Selected Brain Areas. In: Montalcini, R.L., Calissano, P., Kandel, E.R., Maggi, A. (eds) Molecular Aspects of Neurobiology. Proceedings in Life Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70690-5_38
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