Recent findings on neuroprotection against excitotoxicity in the hippocampus of female rats

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 994-1001

  Morales, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Hippocampus; Kainic acid; Lactation; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; KAINIC ACID; OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN;

CELL DAMAGE; EXCITOTOXICITY; FEMALE ANIMAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONAL REGULATION; LACTATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE;

ANIMALS; CORTICOSTERONE; FEMALE; GLUTAMATES; HIPPOCAMPUS; KAINIC ACID; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PROLACTIN; RATS; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 80053938184     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2011.02141.x     Document Type: Review

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