Estrogen therapy for trauma/hemorrhage: The heart follows suit

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2471-2473

  Zuckerbraun, Brian S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

17 estradiol; Akt; Cardiac; Heme oxygenase 1; Hemorrhage; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; HEME OXYGENASE 1; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EDITORIAL; ENZYME INDUCTION; ESTROGEN THERAPY; HEART PROTECTION; HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 68249104654     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181a9f62c     Document Type: Editorial

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