Journal
BRAIN RESEARCH
Volume 1126, Issue -, Pages 122-138Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.08.081
Keywords
anabolic androgenic; steroid; sex; adolescent; drug interaction; reproduction; motivation; androgen; GABA(A) receptor; hypothalamus; forebrain
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- NIDA NIH HHS [DA14216, DA/NS14137, DA08574, DA18255] Funding Source: Medline
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Illicit use of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) has become a prevalent health concern not only among male professional athletes, but, disturbingly, among a growing number of women and adolescent girls. Despite the increasing use of AAS among women and adolescents, few studies have focused on the effects of these steroids in females, and female adolescent subjects are particularly underrepresented. Among the hallmarks of AAS abuse are changes in reproductive behaviors. Here, we discuss work from our laboratories on the actions of AAS on the onset of puberty and sexual behaviors in female rodents, AAS interactions and sex- and age-specific effects of these steroids on neural transmission mediated by gamma-aminobutyric acid receptors within forebrain neuroendocrine control regions that may underlie AAS-induced changes in these behaviors. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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