Sex Hormones in Neurodegenerative Processes and Diseases
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Sex Hormones in Neurodegenerative Processes and Diseases

  1. 362 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Sex Hormones in Neurodegenerative Processes and Diseases

About this book

The book provides chapters on sex hormones and their modulation in neurodegenerative processes and pathologies, from basic molecular mechanisms, physiology, gender differences, to neuroprotection and clinical aspects for potential novel pharmacotherapy approaches. The book contains 14 chapters written by authors from various biomedical professions, from basic researchers in biology and physiology to medicine and veterinary medicine, pharmacologists, psychiatrist, etc. Chapters sum up the past and current knowledge on sex hormones, representing original new insights into their role in brain functioning, mental disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. The book is written for a broad range of audience, from biomedical students to highly profiled medical specialists and biomedical researchers, helping them to expand their knowledge on sex hormones in neurodegenerative processes and opening new questions for further investigation.

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Publisher
IntechOpen
Year
2018
Print ISBN
9781789230147
eBook ISBN
9781838812652
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Endocrinology & Metabolism

Table of contents

  1. Sex Hormones in Neurodegenerative Processes and Diseases
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Chapter 1 Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of the Effects of Sex Hormones on the Nervous System
  5. Chapter 2 17β-Estradiol as a Neuroprotective Agent
  6. Chapter 3 Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and DHEA Sulfate: Roles in Brain Function and Disease
  7. Chapter 4 Gender Differences in Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD) Support an Estrogenic Model of Delayed Onset
  8. Chapter 5 Reproductive Aging: Perimenopause and Psychopathological Symptoms
  9. Chapter 6 Neuroprotection in Perimenopausal Women
  10. Chapter 7 Sex Hormones and Alzheimer’s Disease
  11. Chapter 8 Differences Between Intact and Ovariectomized Hemiparkinsonian Rats in Response to L-DOPA, Melatonin, and L-DOPA/Melatonin Coadministration on Motor Behavior and Cytological Alterations
  12. Chapter 9 Sex Hormones: Role in Neurodegenerative Diseases and Addiction
  13. Chapter 10 Neurophysiological Repercussions of Anabolic Steroid Abuse: A Road into Neurodegenerative Disorders
  14. Chapter 11 Testosterone and Erectile Function: A Review of Evidence from Basic Research
  15. Chapter 12 New Insights for Hormone Therapy in Perimenopausal Women Neuroprotection
  16. Chapter 13 Clinical Use of Progesterone and Its Relation to Oxidative Stress in Ruminants
  17. Chapter 14 Sex Hormones and Inner Ear

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