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DHEA and the brain / edited by Robert Morfin.
LIBRA RM296.5.D45 D453 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Nutrition, brain, and behavior ; v. 1.
- Nutrition, brain and behavior ; v. 1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dehydroepiandrosterone--Metabolism.
- Dehydroepiandrosterone.
- Dehydroepiandrosterone--Physiological effect.
- Brain chemistry.
- Dehydroepiandrosterone--metabolism.
- Dehydroepiandrosterone--physiology.
- Brain--drug effects.
- Brain Chemistry.
- Nootropic Agents.
- Receptors, Steroid--agonists.
- Metabolism.
- Medical Subjects:
- Dehydroepiandrosterone--metabolism.
- Dehydroepiandrosterone--physiology.
- Brain--drug effects.
- Brain Chemistry.
- Nootropic Agents.
- Receptors, Steroid--agonists.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 204 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Taylor & Francis, 2002.
- Summary:
- Since the discovery of a number of health benefits of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), including anti-cancer, anti-osteoporosis, anti-atherosclerosis, anti-diabetes, immuno-stimulating and memory-enhancing effects, millions of people, particularly older American citizens, have been taking it as a daily nutritional supplement.
- However, there is some concern that prolonged self-administration may result in health problems in the future, as the production of DHEA and its mode of action are still unknown, in addition to potential side effects due to the production of steroid derivatives in the tissues.
- In DHEA and the Brain, the authors evaluate existing studies and discuss new ideas and approaches to future investigations into the physiological actions of this hormone.
- Contents:
- 1 The brain, a putative source and target of DHEA / Maria Luisa Barbaccia, Tatiana Sidiropoulou 1
- 2 DHEA metabolites during the life span / Richard Hampl, Martin Hill, Luboslav Starka 24
- 3 Postulated roles of DHEA in the decline of neural function with age / L.-Y. Ngai, J. Herbert 40
- 4 DHEA: hormone of youth and resilience - still a maverick / Maria Dorota Majewska 65
- 5 DHEA effects on liver / Doris Mayer 81
- 6 DHEA and brain development / Synthia H. Mellon 101
- 7 DHEA metabolism in the brain: production and effects of the 7[alpha]-hydroxylated derivative / M. Trincal, J. Loeper, D. Pompon, J.J. Hauw, R. Morfin 117
- 8 DHEA: biosynthesis, regulation and function in the central nervous system / Rachel C. Brown, Ying Liu, Vassilios Papadopoulos 129
- 9 Cross-talk between DHEA and neuropeptides / Chandan Prasad 147
- 10 DHEA effects on human behavior and psychiatric illness / Victor I. Reus, Owen M. Wolkowitz 155
- 11 Effects of DHEA on diabetes mellitus / Kazutaka Aoki, Hisahiko Sekihara 167
- 12 The clinician's view of DHEA: an overview / Frank Svec 176
- 13 DHEA replacement and cognition in healthy elderly humans A summary of results from placebo controlled experiments / Oliver T. Wolf, Clemens Kirschbaum 187.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0415275857
- OCLC:
- 50285853
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