Brain aromatase is neuroprotective

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 318-329

  Azcoitia, Iñigo ^a   Sierra, Amanda ^a   Veiga, Sergio ^a   Honda, Shin Ichiro ^b   Harada, Nobuhiro ^b   Garcia Segura, Luis M ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c INSTITUTO CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Androgen; Aromatase; Estrogen; Neurodegeneration; Neuroprotection

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; BRAIN ENZYME; DOMOIC ACID; ESTRADIOL; FADROZOLE; KAINIC ACID; NEUROTOXIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENZYME DEFECT; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HIPPOCAMPUS; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; BRAIN; CELL DEATH; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESTRADIOL; FADROZOLE; KAINIC ACID; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NEUROTOXINS; ORCHIECTOMY; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0035876966     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/neu.1038     Document Type: Article

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