Estradiol modulates bcl-2 in cerebral ischemia: A potential role for estrogen receptors

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 6385-6393

  Dubal, Dena B ^a   Shughrue, Paul J ^b   Wilson, Melinda E ^a   Merchenthaler, Istvan ^b   Wise, Phyllis M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b WYETH AYERST RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

bcl 2; bcl 2 family; Cerebral ischemia; ER ; ER ; Estradiol; Estrogen; Estrogen receptors; In situ hybridization; Menopause; Neuroprotection; Receptor binding; RT PCR; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BCL X;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0033178294     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-15-06385.1999     Document Type: Article

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