Hormone Replacement Therapy and Neurological Function
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9780203488003
Subjects: Brain; Menopause
Description: In recent years there has been increased interest in the possibility that hormone replacement therapy may have a significant impact on neurological function in the aging female. It has been hypothesized that estrogens may even have a protective role in the onset of Alzheimer's or other dementias. This volume draws together leading experts to review the existing scientific data and present a consensus view that will be a practical aid to clinicians. The book offers a state-of-the-art summary of current knowledge that gives readers a better understanding of the potential benefits of hormone ther.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of principal contributors; Introduction; Glia and extracellular space in the aging brain; Estrogen regulation of mitochondrial function and impact of the aging process; The immune system, estrogen and brain aging; Brain phenotype of the aromatase knock-out mouse; Neurosteroids and -aminobutyric acid type A receptor function and plasticity; Sex hormone receptors in the human hypothalamus in different stages of human life; Progesterone in the nervous system: an old player in new roles.