Neuroglobin, estrogens, and neuroprotection

IUBMB Life

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 140-145

  De Marinis, Elisabetta ^a   Marino, Maria ^a   Ascenzi, Paolo ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

17 estradiol; apoptosis; estrogen receptor; H2O2 neurotoxicity; nerve globins; neuroglobin; neuroprotection

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NEUROGLOBIN;

APOPTOSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; ESTROGENS; GLOBINS; HUMANS; MICE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; UP-REGULATION;

ANNELIDA; APHRODITA ACULEATA; INVERTEBRATA; MUS; POLYCHAETA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79953241896     PISSN: 15216543     EISSN: 15216551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iub.426     Document Type: Conference Paper

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