Sex differences in neuroinflammation and neuroprotection in ischemic stroke

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 2017, Pages 462-471

  Spychala, Monica S ^a   Honarpisheh, Pedram ^a   McCullough, Louise D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell death; epigenetics; hormones; X chromosome dosing

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL FACTOR; CASPASE; CYTOKINE; HISTONE;

AGING; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CELL DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DISEASE MODEL; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; EPIGENETICS; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HISTONE METHYLATION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NERVOUS SYSTEM INFLAMMATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; X CHROMOSOME; COMPLICATION; ENCEPHALITIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STROKE;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; ENCEPHALITIS; HUMANS; NEUROPROTECTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STROKE;

EID: 84994213366     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: 10974547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.23962     Document Type: Review

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