Regulation of brain microglia by female gonadal steroids

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 146, Issue , 2015, Pages 3-14

  Habib, Pardes ^a   Beyer, Cordian ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Hypoxia; Inflammation; Microglia; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GESTAGEN; INFLAMMASOME; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; SEX HORMONE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL POPULATION; CHRONIC BRAIN DISEASE; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GENDER AND SEX; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; IMMUNITY; INFLAMMATION; MICROGLIA; NEUROPROTECTION; PHENOTYPE; ANIMAL; BRAIN; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; ISCHEMIA; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MICE; MICROGLIA; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 84918560556     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: 18791220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2014.02.018     Document Type: Review

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