Modulation of NADPH-diaphorase and glial fibrillary acidic protein by progesterone in astrocytes from normal and injured rat spinal cord

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 159-169

  Labombarda, Florencia ^a   Gonzalez, Susana ^a   Roig, Paulina ^a   Lima, Analia ^a   Guennoun, Rachida ^b   Schumacher, Michael ^b   De Nicola, Alejandro F ^a  

^a INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Injury; NADPH diaphorase; Progesterone; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROGESTERONE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRAY MATTER; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; WHITE MATTER;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034210539     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(00)00064-9     Document Type: Article

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