Neuroendocrine Interactions

^{Bruce S. McEwen}
Rockefeller University
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27.  Parsons B, McEwen BS. Sequential inhibition of sexual receptivity by progesterone is not related to decreased hypothalamic progestin receptors in the female rat. J Neurosci 1981;1:527-531.

28.  Woolley C, McEwen BS. Roles of estradiol and progesterone in regulation of hippocampal dendritic spine density during the estrous cycle in the rat. J Comp Neurol 1993;336:293-306.

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30.  McEwen BS, Angulo J, Cameron H, Chao H, Daniels D, et al. Paradoxical effects of adrenal steroids on the brain: protection versus degeneration. Biol.Psych. 1992;31:177-179.

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46.  Woolley C, McEwen BS. Estradiol mediates fluctuation in hippocampal synapse density during the estrous cycle in the adult rat. Journal Neuroscience 1992;12:2549-2554.

47.  McEwen BS. Possible mechanisms for atrophy of the human hippocampus. Molecular Psychiatry 1997;2:255-262.

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49.  McEwen BS. Protective and Damaging Effects of Stress Mediators. New England J Med 1998;338:171-179.

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