Neuroactive steroids fluctuate with regional specificity in the central and peripheral nervous system across the rat estrous cycle
Cioffi L, Diviccaro S, Chrostek G, Caruso D, Garcia-Segura L, Melcangi R, Giatti S. Neuroactive steroids fluctuate with regional specificity in the central and peripheral nervous system across the rat estrous cycle. The Journal Of Steroid Biochemistry And Molecular Biology 2024, 243: 106590. PMID: 39053702, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2024.106590.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeuroactive steroidsMenstrual cycleNervous systemEstrous cycleRat estrous cycleNeuroactive steroid levelsLevels of pregnenoloneSex steroid hormone levelsOvarian cycleRegulation of nervous functionsPeripheral nervous systemSteroid hormone levelsPsychiatric disordersSteroid patternBrain regionsHormone levelsTherapeutic consequencesNeuropathological eventsPeripheral nervesSteroid levelsNeuroprotective agentsNervous functionSteroidsPhysiological regulationProgesterone