Neuroprotection with non-feminizing estrogen analogues: An overlooked possible therapeutic strategy

Neuroprotection with non-feminizing estrogen analogues: An overlooked possible therapeutic strategy.James W. Simpkins, Timothy E. Richardson, Kun Don Yi, Evelyn Perez, Douglas F. Covey; Hormones and Behavior, Available online 3 April 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2012.03.013. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Hormones & Neurotrauma.

Keywords: estrogens, estrogen receptors (ERs), neuroprotective activity, non-ER mechanisms, synthetic non-feminizing estrogens, phenolic, Friedreich's Ataxia, cell model, oxidative stress, Hormone therapy.