Effects of gender in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Gender Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 557-570

  McCombe, Pamela A ^a   Henderson, Robert D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

ALS; animal models; gender; sex hormones; toxins

Indexed keywords

COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TOXIN;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDLINE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 78650868456     PISSN: 15508579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genm.2010.11.010     Document Type: Review

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