Estradiol Treatment Prevents Injury Induced Enhancement in Spinal Cord Dynorphin Expression

Administration of the ovarian steroid estradiol in male and female animals has been shown to have neuromodulatory and neuroprotective effects in a variety of experimental models. In the present study, spinal tissues from dermatomes just above (T5–T7, at level) a severe chronic spinal cord injury (SC...

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Main Authors: Gupta, Daya S., Hubscher, Charles H.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Research Foundation 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3284198/