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Clinical and Neuroendocrinological Effects of Estrogens in Postmenopausal Women with Parkinson’s Disease

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The Basal Ganglia III

Part of the book series: Advances in Behavioral Biology ((ABBI,volume 39))

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Clinical and experimental evidence indicates a modulatory role of estrogens on the activity of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons (Hruska, 1985; Van Hartesveld & Joyce, 1986). However, conflicting data make the precise effects of estrogens on nigrostriatal dopaminergic system unclear, suggesting either a facilitatory (Nausieda et al., 1979; Hruska & Silbergeld., 1980; Chiodo et al., 1981) or an inhibitory (Bedard et al., 1978; Chiodo et al., 1979; Euvrard et al., 1979; Gordon, 1980) role.

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Bonuccelli, U. et al. (1991). Clinical and Neuroendocrinological Effects of Estrogens in Postmenopausal Women with Parkinson’s Disease. In: Bernardi, G., Carpenter, M.B., Di Chiara, G., Morelli, M., Stanzione, P. (eds) The Basal Ganglia III. Advances in Behavioral Biology, vol 39. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5871-8_79

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