Gender differences in acute CNS trauma and stroke: Neuroprotective effects of estrogen and progesterone

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 367-388

  Roof, Robin L ^a   Hall, Edward D ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral blood flow; Ischemia; Neuroprotection; Occlusion; Review; Sex difference; Steroid hormones; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN BCL 2;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE;

EID: 0034128362     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2000.17.367     Document Type: Article

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