Download or read book Brain Aromatase, Estrogens, and Behavior written by Jacques Balthazart and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book concerns how estrogens are synthesized in the brain and their two modes of action on behavior: a slow process involving gene transcription and a faster action at the cell membrane. The significance of the regulation and distribution of the estrogen synthesizing enzyme aromatase in the brain is also highlighted.