Stroke: Understanding the differences between males and females

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 465, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 595-600

  Wilson, Melinda E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epigenetics; Estrogen; Gender; Progesterone; Stroke; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DISEASE MODEL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; MORBIDITY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STROKE;

EID: 84878017285     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: 14322013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00424-013-1260-x     Document Type: Review

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