Sex hormones and brain dopamine functions

R Sotomayor-Zárate, G Cruz… - … System Agents in …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
Sex hormones exert differential effects on a variety of sensitive tissues like the reproductive
tract, gonads, liver, bone and adipose tissue, among others. In the brain, sex hormones act …

Long‐term effects of early‐life exposure to environmental oestrogens on ovarian function: role of epigenetics

G Cruz, W Foster, A Paredes, KD Yi… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Oestrogens play an important role in development and function of the brain and reproductive
tract. Accordingly, it is considered that developmental exposure to environmental oestrogens …

Subsecond Codetection of Dopamine and Estradiol at a Modified Sharkfin Waveform

ME Weese-Myers, AE Ross - Analytical Chemistry, 2023 - ACS Publications
17β-Estradiol (E2) is a ubiquitously expressed hormone that is active in a wide range of
neuroprotective and regenerative roles throughout the brain. In particular, it is a well-known …

Determination of norepinephrine using a glassy carbon electrode modified with graphene quantum dots and gold nanoparticles by square wave stripping voltammetry

A Fajardo, D Tapia, J Pizarro, R Segura… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - Springer
In this work, a glassy carbon electrode modified with graphene quantum dots and gold
nanoparticles (GCE/GQDs/AuNPs) was developed for norepinephrine (NE) determination …

Progesterone receptor expression in the developing mesocortical dopamine pathway: importance for complex cognitive behavior in adulthood

J Willing, CK Wagner - Neuroendocrinology, 2016 - karger.com
Background: Numerous psychiatric and behavioral disorders such as autism, attention
deficit disorder and schizophrenia may involve disruptions in the development of the …

Neonatal exposure to oestradiol increases dopaminergic transmission in nucleus accumbens and morphine‐induced conditioned place preference in adult female …

C Bonansco, J Martínez‐Pinto, RA Silva… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Steroid sex hormones produce physiological effects in reproductive tissues and also in
nonreproductive tissues, such as the brain, particularly in cortical, limbic and midbrain areas …

Programming of dopaminergic neurons by early exposure to sex hormones: effects on morphine-induced accumbens dopamine release, reward, and locomotor …

VB Velásquez, GA Zamorano… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Neonatal programming with sex hormones produces long-term functional changes in
various tissues, including the brain. Previously, we demonstrated a higher content of …

Neonatal programming with sex hormones: Effect on expression of dopamine D1 receptor and neurotransmitters release in nucleus accumbens in adult male and …

M Elgueta-Reyes, J Martínez-Pinto, GM Renard… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstractμ Steroid sex hormones produce physiological effects in reproductive and non-
reproductive tissues, such as the brain. In the brain, sex hormones receptors are expressed …

Early-life exposure to sex hormones promotes voluntary ethanol intake in adulthood. A vulnerability factor to drug addiction.

FC Venegas, D Rosas, N Delgado… - Progress in Neuro …, 2024 - Elsevier
While there is extensive research on alcohol dependence, the factors that make an
individual vulnerable to developing alcoholism haven't been explored much. In this study …

Programming of dopaminergic neurons by neonatal sex hormone exposure: effects on dopamine content and tyrosine hydroxylase expression in adult male rats

P Espinosa, RA Silva, NK Sanguinetti… - Neural …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We sought to determine the long‐term changes produced by neonatal sex hormone
administration on the functioning of midbrain dopaminergic neurons in adult male rats …