Opposite long-term synaptic effects of 17β-estradiol and 5α-dihydrotestosterone and localization of their receptors in the medial vestibular nucleus of rats.

Highlights: [•] E2 induces LTP and DHT LTD in single neurons of the medial vestibular nucleus (MVN). [•] MVN neurons are immunoreactive for oestrogen (ERα and ERβ) and androgen receptors (AR). [•] Many MVN neurons co-localize ERβ and AR and are immunoreactive for P-450 aromatase. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]