title: Effects of thyroid hormones on central nervous system in aging.
abstract: Support for the many relationships between thyroid hormones and brain function comes from both laboratory and clinical studies. Studies in laboratory animals provide convincing evidence for a neuroregulatory role of thyroid hormones in the brain, suggesting that they may affect behavior. This notion is supported by human studies which have revealed that the effects of thyroid hormones on brain function are most important during the development and maturation of the brain; thereafter, age does not seem to critically affect brain-thyroid hormone relationships.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Loosen
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000503:physiopathology; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000502:physiology*; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000502:physiology; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone
chemical_list: D013963:Thyroid Hormones; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone; D013972:Thyrotropin