The brain is an important target of adrenal steroid actions. A comparison of synthetic and natural steroids.
McEwen
B S
BS
Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology, Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10021, USA. mcewen@rockvax.rockefeller.edu
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology*; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D017774:Long-Term Potentiation / Q000502:physiology; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity / Q000502:physiology
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D005938:Glucocorticoids