Neuroprotective effects of testosterone on dendritic morphology following partial motoneuron depletion: Efficacy in female rats

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 465, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 123-127

  Wilson, Randall E ^a   Coons, Kellie D ^a   Sengelaub, Dale R ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendrites; Morphology; Neuroprotection; Steroids

Indexed keywords

CHOLERA TOXIN; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; SAPORIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; CELL LABELING; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RAT;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DENDRITES; FEMALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RIBOSOME INACTIVATING PROTEINS, TYPE 1; SPINAL CORD; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 70349314310     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2009.09.007     Document Type: Article

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