Progesterone exerts neuroprotective effects after brain injury

Brain Research Reviews

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 386-397

  Stein, Donald G ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Neuroprotection; Progesterone; Stroke; Traumatic brain damage

Indexed keywords

MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; PROGESTERONE;

APOPTOSIS; BRAIN EDEMA; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE MODEL; DNA REPAIR; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STROKE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; CATS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PROGESTERONE; RABBITS; STROKE;

EID: 40749153470     PISSN: 01650173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresrev.2007.06.012     Document Type: Review

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