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Sex differences in cell death.
Annals of neurology - 1 Aug 2005
Li Hong, Pin Scott, Zeng Zhiyuan, Wang Michael M, Andreasson Katrin A, McCullough Louise D
Abstract excerpt
Female patients experience substantial neuroprotection after experimental stroke compared with male patients, a finding attributed to the protective effects of gonadal hormones. This study examined the response of male- and female-derived organotypic hippocampal slices to oxidative and excitotoxic injury. Both oxygen and glucose deprivation and N-methyl-D-aspartic acid exposure led to neuronal death; however,...
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