Oxidative stress-mediated brain dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) formation in Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis
Neurosteroids are steroids made by brain cells independently of peripheral steroidogenic sources. The biosynthesis of most neurosteroids is mediated by proteins and enzymes similar to those identified in the steroidogenic pathway of adrenal and gonadal cells. Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is a major...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2011-11-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Endocrinology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2011.00069/full |