Neuroprotective effect of genistein against beta amyloid-induced neurotoxicity

Estrogen is beneficial to patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) but has a limited clinical use due to its proliferative and oncogenic effects on non-neuronal cells responsive to estrogen. In an attempt to find an estrogen substitute that retains the beneficial effects of estrogen with minimal...

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Main Authors: Oh Young Bang, Hyun Seok Hong, Dong Hyun Kim, Hee Kim, Jung Hyun Boo, Kyoon Huh, Inhee Mook-Jung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2004-06-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996104000063