Progesterone and recovery after traumatic brain injury: An overview

Neuroscientist

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 435-442

  Stein, Donald G ^a   Fulop, Zoltan L ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain damage; Progesterone; Rat; Recovery; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITION; GENDER; HORMONAL REGULATION; NEUROPROTECTION; PROGESTERONE METABOLISM; REVIEW;

EID: 0031738826     PISSN: 10738584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107385849800400615     Document Type: Review

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