Sex steroid hormones, the estrous cycle, and rapid modulation of glutamatergic synapse properties in the striatal brain regions with a focus on 17β-estradiol and the nucleus accumbens
Stephanie B. Proaño, Christiana K. Miller, Amanda A. Krentzel, David M. Dorris, John Meitzen
Topics & Concepts
GlutamatergicMedium spiny neuronNeuroscienceNucleus accumbensNeuroactive steroidGlutamate receptorSynapseInternal medicineEndocrinologyExcitatory synapseEstrogenBiologyStriatumExcitatory postsynaptic potentialDopamineMedicineGABAA receptorInhibitory postsynaptic potentialReceptorNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroendocrine regulation and behaviorStress Responses and Cortisol