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Neurosteroids and the Nervous System

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Authors:
  1. Steven R. King

    1. , Department of Cell Bilogy and Biochemist, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Ce, Lubbock, USA

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Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Neuroscience (BRIEFSNEUROSCI)

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Table of contents (1 chapter)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Neurosteroids and the Nervous System

    • Steven R. King
    Pages 1-122

  3. Back Matter

    Pages 123-125
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About this book

​While steroids from the periphery have profound effects on the nervous system, the nervous system also produces its own steroids de novo (“neurosteroids”). The physiological importance of neurosteroids is beginning to be understood. These steroids potentially have roles in sedative/hypnotic behavior, anxiety, learning, and memory. At the cellular level, neurosteroids affect neuronal excitability, synaptic plasticity and cell proliferation and survival. Early findings hold promise for future strategies to treat specific psychologicalconditions and neurological diseases. This Brief will focus on the current state of understanding of brainderived neurosteroids.

Authors and Affiliations

  • , Department of Cell Bilogy and Biochemist, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Ce, Lubbock, USA

    Steven R. King

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Neurosteroids and the Nervous System

  • Authors: Steven R. King

  • Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Neuroscience

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5559-2

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-5558-5Published: 09 November 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-5559-2Published: 09 November 2012

  • Series ISSN: 2191-558X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2191-5598

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 125

  • Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Neurosciences, Neurochemistry

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