Table 1.
AAS effects on physiology and behavior
| Puberty | Adult | |
|---|---|---|
|
| ||
| Neurotransmitters | ||
| Serotonin | ||
| amygdala | ↑ | ↑ |
| cortex | ↑ | ↓ |
| hippocampus | ↑ | ↑ |
| hypothalamus | ↑ | ↑ |
| striatum | ↑ | ↑ |
| Dopamine | ||
| brain stem | ↑ | not tested |
| cortex | no change | ↑ |
| hypothalamus | ↑ | ↑ |
| striatum | no change | ↑ |
| Vasopressin | ||
| bed nucleus of stria terminalis | ↑ | not tested |
| hypothalamus | ↑ | not tested |
| septum | ↑ | not tested |
| Glutamate | ||
| amygdala | ↑ | not tested |
| bed nucleus of stria terminalis | ↑ | not tested |
| hippocampus | not tested | ↑ |
| hypothalamus | ↑ | not tested |
| GABA-A | ||
| amygdala | ↑ | ↓ |
| hypothalamus | variable | ↓ |
| Plasticity | ||
| Spine density | ||
| amygdala | ↑ | not tested |
| hippocampus | ↑ | not tested |
| Behavior | ||
| aggression | ↑ | variable |
| sexual behavior | ↑ | variable |
| sexual motivation | ↑ | not tested |