Age-related changes in brain support cells: Implications for stroke severity

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 291-301

  Sohrabji, Farida ^a   Bake, Shameena ^a   Lewis, Danielle K ^a  

^a TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Astrocytes; Endothelial cells; Hormones; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE;

AGE; AGING; ANGIOGENESIS; ASTROCYTE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN CELL; CELL FUNCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DETOXIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOTHELIAL PROGENITOR CELL; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MIDDLE AGED; PERICYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA;

AGING; ASTROCYTES; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HORMONES; STROKE;

AGING; ANIMALS; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE;

EID: 84882485664     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: 18729754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2013.06.013     Document Type: Review

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