Dose-related neuroprotective versus neurodamaging effects of estrogens in rat cerebral ischemia: A systematic analysis

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1359-1372

  Strom, Jakob O ^a   Theodorsson, Annette ^a   Theodorsson, Elvar ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Hormone administration; Ischemia; Methodology; Rat

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN;

BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION; ANIMALS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; RATS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 68249086298     PISSN: 0271678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2009.66     Document Type: Review

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