Progesterone exerts neuroprotective effects after brain injury

@article{citeulike:2566615, abstract = {Progesterone, although still widely considered primarily a sex hormone, is an important agent affecting many central nervous system functions. This review assesses recent, primarily in vivo, evidence that progesterone can play an important role in promoting and enhancing repair after traumatic brain injury and stroke. Although many of its specific actions on neuroplasticity remain to be discovered, there is growing evidence that this hormone may be a safe and effective treatment for traumatic brain injury and other neural disorders in humans.}, author = {Stein, Donald G.}, booktitle = {The endocrine nervous system: source and target for neuroactive steroids}, citeulike-article-id = {2566615}, doi = {10.1016/j.brainresrev.2007.06.012}, journal = {Brain Research Reviews}, month = {March}, number = {2}, pages = {386--397}, posted-at = {2008-03-20 14:07:03}, priority = {2}, title = {Progesterone exerts neuroprotective effects after brain injury}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brainresrev.2007.06.012}, volume = {57}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2566615 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2566615 N2 - Progesterone, although still widely considered primarily a sex hormone, is an important agent affecting many central nervous system functions. This review assesses recent, primarily in vivo, evidence that progesterone can play an important role in promoting and enhancing repair after traumatic brain injury and stroke. Although many of its specific actions on neuroplasticity remain to be discovered, there is growing evidence that this hormone may be a safe and effective treatment for traumatic brain injury and other neural disorders in humans. IS - 2 JF - Brain Research Reviews EP - 397 TI - Progesterone exerts neuroprotective effects after brain injury VL - 57 T2 - The endocrine nervous system: source and target for neuroactive steroids SP - 386 AU - Stein, Donald PY - 2008/03/14/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brainresrev.2007.06.012 ER -