Sex 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