Preclinical study demonstrates 17beta-estradiol protects brain tissue after stroke in male rats regardless of testosterone levels, suggesting broad therapeutic neuroprotective potential.
Both acute and chronic 17beta-estradiol treatments protect male brain in experimental stroke. Testosterone availability does not alter estradiol-mediated tissue salvage after MCAO.
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