2001
Brain androgen and progesterone metabolizing enzymes: biosynthesis, distribution and function
Lephart E, Lund T, Horvath T. Brain androgen and progesterone metabolizing enzymes: biosynthesis, distribution and function. Brain Research Reviews 2001, 37: 25-37. PMID: 11744072, DOI: 10.1016/s0165-0173(01)00111-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDimorphic brain structuresAnteroventral periventricular nucleusBrain structuresEffects of phytoestrogensLow phytoestrogen dietPeripheral tissue sitesBrain aromatase cytochrome P450Brain androgenPhytoestrogen dietFemale ratsPeriventricular nucleusPreoptic areaCalcium-binding proteinsAromatase cytochrome P450Dimorphic nucleusTissue sitesCalbindinSteroid productsPotential roleSpatial memoryVisual-spatial memoryP450aroCytochrome P450Recent reportsPhytoestrogens
1992
Presence of calbindin and lack of parvalbumin in progesterone receptor-containing neurons of the monkey mediobasal hypothalamus
Horvath TL, Leranth C, Naftolin* F. Presence of calbindin and lack of parvalbumin in progesterone receptor-containing neurons of the monkey mediobasal hypothalamus. Neuroscience 1992, 50: 309-314. PMID: 1436493, DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(92)90425-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgesterone receptor-containing neuronsReceptor-containing neuronsReceptor-containing cellsCalbindin-immunoreactive neuronsProgesterone receptorAsymmetric synaptic contactsPresence of calbindinCentral nervous systemAfrican green monkeysLight microscopic resultsGABA neuronsGABAergic neuronsPeriventricular areaSynaptic contactsMonkey hypothalamusPostsynaptic targetsExcitatory fibresInfundibular nucleusMediobasal hypothalamusCalcium-binding proteinsNervous systemCalbindin cellsCalbindinNeuronsParvalbumin content