Sexual dimorphism of oligodendrocytes is mediated by differential regulation of signaling pathways

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 87, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 3306-3319

  Swamydas, Muthulekha ^a   Bessert, Denise ^a   Skoff, Robert ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Akt; Estrogen; MAPK; Oligodendrocytes; Progesterone; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN KINASE B;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL DEATH; CELL DENSITY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRESS; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE ACTIVATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CAUSALITY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CULTURE MEDIA, SERUM-FREE; CYTOPROTECTION; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED CBA; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PROGESTERONE; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-AKT; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELLS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 70449372717     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: 10974547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21943     Document Type: Article

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