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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4-6
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-1-26
pubmed:abstractText
Our data demonstrate that androgen-dependent AA is found in areas of the brain that are essential for the neuroendocrine control of gonadotropin secretion and sexual behavior. However, until we know more about the neurons that contain AA, e.g., whether they are peptidergic or catecholaminergic, we can not speculate about the neuronal functions that depend on local estrogen formation. In fact, the association of AA with neurons and not glia has only recently been demonstrated. That estrogens and androgens synergize in the regulation of various neuroendocrine functions has been known for many years, but an explanation of the synergism at the cellular level was not available. One explanation for this synergism may lie in our recent observation that the administration of exogenous estradiol to castrated rats increases androgen-receptor concentrations in specific brain nuclei. Perhaps locally formed estrogens work in a similar fashion to regulate androgen receptors in the brain of the intact male.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0039-128X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
50
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
495-508
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
The distribution and regulation of aromatase activity in the central nervous system.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland 19201.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't