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Sex-specific neuroprotection by inhibition of the Y-chromosome gene, SRY, in experimental Parkinson’...

Sex-specific neuroprotection by inhibition of the Y-chromosome gene, SRY, in experimental Parkinson’...

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Sex-specific neuroprotection by inhibition of the Y-chromosome gene, SRY, in experimental Parkinson’s disease

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Sex-specific neuroprotection by inhibition of the Y-chromosome gene, SRY, in experimental Parkinson’s disease

Publisher

United States: National Academy of Sciences

Journal title

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS, 2019-08, Vol.116 (33), p.16577-16582

Language

English

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United States: National Academy of Sciences

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Contents

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative disorder caused by the loss of midbrain dopamine (DA) neurons. While the cause of DA cell loss in PD is unknown, male sex is a strong risk factor. Aside from the protective actions of sex hormones in females, emerging evidence suggests that sex-chromosome genes contribute to the male bias...

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Full title

Sex-specific neuroprotection by inhibition of the Y-chromosome gene, SRY, in experimental Parkinson’s disease

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6697880

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6697880

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ISSN

0027-8424

E-ISSN

1091-6490

DOI

10.1073/pnas.1900406116

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