Effects of Androgens on Early Post-ischemic Neurogenesis in Mice

Translational Stroke Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 301-311

  Zhang, Wenri ^a   Cheng, Jian ^a,c   Vagnerova, Kamila ^a   Ivashkova, Yulia ^a,d   Young, Jennifer ^a   Cornea, Anda ^b   Grafe, Marjorie R ^a   Murphy, Stephanie J ^a   Hurn, Patricia D ^a,e   Brambrink, Ansgar M ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor; Androgens; Cerebral ischemia; Dihydrotestosterone; Neurogenesis; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANDROSTANOLONE; DIHYDROTACHYSTEROL; FLUTAMIDE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASTRATED MALE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; MALE; MATURATION; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DENTATE GYRUS; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; FLUTAMIDE; MALE; MICE; NEUROGENESIS; NEURONS; STROKE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84896398180     PISSN: 18684483     EISSN: 1868601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12975-013-0298-6     Document Type: Article

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