The neuroprotective effect of progesterone after traumatic brain injury in male mice is independent of both the inflammatory response and growth factor expression

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1547-1554

  Jones, Nigel C ^a   Constantin, Despina ^a   Prior, Malcolm J W ^a   Morris, Peter G ^a   Marsden, Charles A ^a   Murphy, Sean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Cytokines; Inflammation; Oedema; Trauma

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CYTOKINE; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; GROWTH FACTOR; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN WATER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; WATER CONTENT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PROGESTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 18444383966     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2005.03995.x     Document Type: Article

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