Testosterone May Hold Therapeutic Promise for the Treatment ofIschemic Stroke in Aging: A Closer Look at Laboratory Findings

• Main Authors: Fereshteh Farajdokht (Author), Mehdi Farhoudi (Author), Alireza Majdi (Author), Masumeh Zamanlu (Author), Saeed Sadigh-Eteghad (Author), Shabnam Vahedi (Author), Javad Mahmoudi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Male sex is more prone to cerebrovascular disorders, yet the exact role of androgens in cerebralischemia remains unclear. Here we reviewed current understanding of testosterone (TES)neuroprotective activity against ischemic stroke and mechanisms underlying these effects inaging. TES may exert a neur...