Brain sex matters: Estrogen in cognition and Alzheimer's disease

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 389, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 13-21

  Li, Rena ^a   Cui, Jie ^a   Shen, Yong ^a  

^a ROSKAMP INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Brain estrogen; Cognition

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; ESTROGEN;

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; COGNITION; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; MEMORY DISORDER; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; AGE; BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84901496400     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: 18728057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2013.12.018     Document Type: Review

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