Estrogen replacement therapy-induced neuroprotection against brain ischemia-reperfusion injury involves the activation of astrocytes via estrogen receptor β

The incidence of ischemic stroke is significantly increased in postmenopausal women. However, the neuroprotective effects of estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) against stroke remain controversial, and the role of astrocytes in ERT has rarely been explored. In this study, we investigated the effects...

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Main Authors: Ma, Yulong, Guo, Hang, Zhang, Lixia, Tao, Liang, Yin, Anqi, Liu, Zhaoyu, Li, Yan, Dong, Hailong, Xiong, Lize, Hou, Wugang
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4759820/