Estrogen can protect neurons: Modes of action

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 83, Issue 1-5, 2002, Pages 195-197

  Behl, Christian ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

17 Estradiol; Estrogen receptor; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; ANTIOXIDANT; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR;

CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CPG ISLAND; DNA MICROARRAY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEUROPROTECTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRAIN; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BRAIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; ESTROGENS; HUMANS; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0038657688     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(02)00271-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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