New Perspectives in Neurosteroids action: a Special Player Allopregnanolone

• Main Author: Valerio Magnaghi (auth)
• Other Authors: Giulia Puja (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2015
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Neurosciences; ganaxolone; Non genomic action; neurodegenerative disease; Pain; GABA A receptor; Membrane progesterone receptor; Tetrahydroprogesterone; PKC epsilon; neurosteroid; neuropsychiatric disorder
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Early in the 80's date the first observations on the existence of hormonal steroids that may be synthesized and act in the nervous system. In order to refer to these endogenous steroids, proved important to control both central and peripheral nervous system, it was proposed the term "neuro...