Neuroprotective effects of estradiol in the adult rat hippocampus: Interaction with insulin-like growth factor-I signalling

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 815-822

  Azcoitia, Iñigo ^a   Sierra, Amanda ^a   Garcia Segura, Luis M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brain repair; Estrogen receptor; Insulin like growth factor I receptor; Kainic acid; Neurodegeneration; Neuroprotection

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL RECEPTOR; FULVESTRANT; KAINIC ACID; LIGAND; SOMATOMEDIN C; SOMATOMEDIN C RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; KAINIC ACID; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMATOSTATIN;

EID: 0033573273     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4547(19991215)58:6<815::AID-JNR8>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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