The mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway mediates estrogen neuroprotection after glutamate toxicity in primary cortical neurons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2455-2463

  Singer, Cherie A ^a   Figueroa Masot, Xavier A ^b   Batchelor, Robert H ^a   Dorsa, Daniel M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Excitotoxicity; GAP; Growth factors; MAPK; Neuroprotection; src

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0033118665     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-07-02455.1999     Document Type: Article

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