Epilepsy and Sex Hormones
There is a mutual interaction between sex steroid hormones and epilepsy. Although female and male sex hormones and their metabolites access the brain via the blood brain barrier, they can also be synthesized de novo from cholesterol within the glia and neurones (neurosteroids). While estrogens enhan...
| Published in: | Archives of Epilepsy |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Turkish Epilepsy Society
2018-01-01
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http://archepilepsy.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/epilepsy-and-sex-hormones/54920
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