TY - CHAP AU - Eline M. Van der Beek AU - Harmke H. Van Vugt AU - Annelieke N. Schepens-Franke AU - Bert J.M. Van de Heijning ED - Scott M. Kahn Y1 - 2012-01-27 PY - 2012 T1 - Somatostatin in the Periventricular Nucleus of the Female Rat: Age Specific Effects of Estrogen and Onset of Reproductive Aging N2 - This book, entitled "Sex Steroids", features a valuable collection of reviews and research articles written by experts in signal transduction, cellular biology, diseases and disorders. "Sex Steroids" is comprised of four sections, "The Biology of Sex Steroids", "Sex Steroids, Memory, and the Brain", "Sex Steroids and the Immune Response", and "Therapy"; individual chapters address a broad range of recognized and predicted functions and applications of sex steroids. "Sex Steroids" is intended to provide seasoned veterans as well as newcomers to this area of research with informative, resourceful, and provocative insights. Readers of "Sex Steroids" should emerge with an appreciation and understanding of the multitude and complexity of biologic processes attributed to these important hormones, and possible future directions of research in this fascinating and ever evolving field. BT - Sex Steroids SP - Ch. 4 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/27872 DO - 10.5772/27872 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-29 ER -