Effects of androgen on the expression of brain aromatase cytopigment and nerve growth factor in neonatal rats with hypoxic-ischemic brain damage

Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 441-446

  Li, Zhan Kui ^a   Shen, Ling ^b   Ke, Hua ^a   Li, Fei ^c   Ni, Li Ming ^a   Li, Qing Hong ^a  

^a Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital of Shaanxi Province   (China)

^b Department of Pediatrics   (China)

^c XI'AN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Androgen; Aromatase; Brain hypoxia ischemia; Neonatal rats; Nerve growth factor

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ARACHIS OIL; AROMATASE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY LIGATION; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CELL SWELLING; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE CELL LESION; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; AROMATASE; BRAIN; FEMALE; HYPOXIA-ISCHEMIA, BRAIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 50249112558     PISSN: 10088830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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