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Abstract
Development and aging are often mirror image processes and this may be equally true in the effects of estradiol, a potent endogenous steroid regulating brain development as well as a therapeutic used to relieve the negative components of perimenopause. Both the developing and perimenopausal brain are characterized by a sensitive period of hormone responsiveness, and in both cases, the neurotransmitters GABA and glutamate, as well as synaptogenesis and cell proliferation are major hormone targets. This review compares and contrasts the effects of estradiol on the developing and aging brain and highlights new avenues of exploration and therapeutic development.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 21134360 PMCID: PMC3552657 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.11.094
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Brain Res ISSN: 0006-8993 Impact factor: 3.252