Astroglia play a key role in the neuroprotective actions of estrogen

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 132, Issue , 2001, Pages 469-478

  Azcoitia, I ^a   Garcia Ovejero, D ^b   Chowen, J A ^c   Garcia Segura, L M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO CAJAL   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL INFANTIL UNIVERSITARIO NIÑO JESÚS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN;

CELL PROLIFERATION; ESTROGEN RELEASE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MACROGLIA; NERVE CELL; NEUROPROTECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SCAR FORMATION;

EID: 0035783766     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(01)32096-4     Document Type: Article

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