Estrogen is neuroprotective via an apolipoprotein E-dependent mechanism in a mouse model of global ischemia

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1189-1195

  Horsburgh, Karen ^a   Macrae, I Mhairi ^a   Carswell, Hilary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Apolipoprotein E; Estrogen; Global ischemia; Injury; Neuroprotection

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; IMPLANT; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0036792014     PISSN: 0271678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.wcb.0000037991.07114.4e     Document Type: Article

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