Stroke-induced Changes in Estrogen Release and Neuronal Activity in the Parabrachial Nucleus of the Male Rat

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 24-34

  Saleh, Tarek M ^a,b   Connell, Barry J ^a   Legge, Carolyn ^a   Cribb, Alastair E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antonomic regulation; Electrophysiology; Estrogen; ICI 182, 780; Microdialysis; Middle cerebral artery occlusion; Neuroprotectant; Rats

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FULVESTRANT; LETROZOLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN RELEASE; HORMONE ACTION; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PARABRACHIAL NUCLEUS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STROKE;

EID: 1842427308     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2004.01.003     Document Type: Article

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