Females uniquely vulnerable to alcohol-induced neurotoxicity show altered glucocorticoid signaling

Brain Research

Volumn 1601, Issue , 2015, Pages 102-116

  Wilhelm, Clare J ^a,b   Hashimoto, Joel G ^a,b   Roberts, Melissa L ^a   Bloom, Shelley H ^a   Beard, Douglas K ^a   Wiren, Kristine M ^a,b  

^a PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Astrocyte; Glucocorticoid signaling; Neurodegeneration; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AQUAPORIN 1; CONNECTIVE TISSUE GROWTH FACTOR; CORTICOSTERONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; INTERLEUKIN 6; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; PROTEIN P53; SPHINGOSINE KINASE 1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE INJURY; TISSUE REPAIR; UPREGULATION; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CINGULATE GYRUS; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; NERVE CELL; PATHOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; CELL DEATH; CORTICOSTERONE; ETHANOL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GYRUS CINGULI; MALE; MICE; NEURONS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SEX FACTORS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 84924453121     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2015.01.002     Document Type: Article

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