Abstract
Numerous studies using a variety of methodologies strongly support the notion that estradiol serves many important nonreproductive functions. In addition to its well-recognized effects on the reproductive axis and traditional reproductive target organs, we now recognize that estradiol is a potent growth and protective factor that acts on multiple regions of the brain, including those not critical to cyclic gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) release and luteinizing hormone (LH) synthesis and secretion.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Neuroplasticity, Development, and Steroid Hormone Action |
Pages | 81-91 |
Number of pages | 11 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781420041194 |
State | Published - Jan 1 2001 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuroscience (all)
- Medicine (all)
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (all)