Androgens selectively protect against apoptosis in hippocampal neurones

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1013-1022

  Nguyen, T V ^a   Jayaraman, A ^a   Quaglino, A ^a   Pike, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgens; Apoptosis; Dihydrotestosterone; Neuroprotection; Oestrogen; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

3 NITROPROPIONIC ACID; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; CALCIUM IONOPHORE; CASPASE; ESTROGEN; STAUROSPORINE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; ENZYME INHIBITION; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOPROTECTION; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; HIPPOCAMPUS; NEURONS; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STAUROSPORINE;

EID: 77956002587     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2010.02044.x     Document Type: Article

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