Neuroprotective effects of progesterone in acute brain trauma and its physiological mechanism

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and neurological disability in young adults worldwide. This work aims to review the role of progesterone in traumatic brain injury and the usefulness as a possible treatment. We searched pubmed database (2000-2017) for articles containing “p...

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Main Authors: Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar, Alexis Narvaez-Rojas, Amit Agrawal, Guru Dutta Satyarthee, Samer Hoz, Johana Maraby-Salgado, Andrei F Joaquim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Acute Disease
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Online Access:http://www.jadweb.org/article.asp?issn=2221-6189;year=2018;volume=7;issue=1;spage=20;epage=25;aulast=Moscote-Salazar