Estrogen as a neuroprotectant in stroke

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 631-652

  Hurn, Patricia D ^a,c   Macrae, I Mhairi ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral ischemia; Estrogen; Neuroprotection; Reproductive steroids; Stroke

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN;

BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; ESTROGEN THERAPY; HUMAN; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0034056309     PISSN: 0271678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004647-200004000-00001     Document Type: Review

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