Effects of Androgens and Estradiol on Spine Synapse Formation in the Prefrontal Cortex of Normal and Testicular Feminization Mutant Male Rats
Hajszan T, MacLusky NJ, Johansen JA, Jordan CL, Leranth C. Effects of Androgens and Estradiol on Spine Synapse Formation in the Prefrontal Cortex of Normal and Testicular Feminization Mutant Male Rats. Endocrinology 2007, 148: 1963-1967. PMID: 17317772, PMCID: PMC2128740, DOI: 10.1210/en.2006-1626.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpine synapse formationMale ratsWild-type animalsPrefrontal cortexTfm ratsSpine synapsesAndrogen receptorSynapse formationEffects of androgensSynaptogenic actionsTfm malesGonadal steroidsSynaptogenic effectsGonadal hormonesSynaptic remodelingTfm animalsFemale monkeysRatsCortexCortical spinesCognitive effectsAndrogensReceptorsSynapsesAdult malesSex steroids and the dentate gyrus
Hajszan T, Milner TA, Leranth C. Sex steroids and the dentate gyrus. Progress In Brain Research 2007, 163: 399-816. PMID: 17765731, PMCID: PMC1964752, DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(07)63023-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDentate gyrusSex steroidsGonadal hormonesSynaptic remodelingActivational effectsNormal dentate gyrusExpression of estrogenDentate gyrus neurogenesisCholinergic septohippocampal systemNormal cognitive functionSteroid-mediated actionsMore granule cellsCertain mouse strainsGyrus neurogenesisNeuroprotective potentialDentate neuronsAndrogen receptorGonadal originDentate cellsAdult brainHippocampal formationGranule cellsCellular injuryClinical importanceAlzheimer's disease