Supported by:the Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing,No. CSTC2006EB5030
BACKGROUND: Estrogen has been clinically demonstrated to attenuate ischemic brain injury. However, the precise mechanisms remain controversial. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of estradiol on angiopoietin-1 mR...
Supported by: the Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing, No. CSTC2006EB5030
BACKGROUND: Epidemiologic studies have indicated that the incidence of stroke in premenopausal females is lower than in males at the same age, but it significantly rises in postmenopansal females. Estrogen is used cl...