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