Does progesterone Treatment show Benefit in Female Rats in a Pediatric Model of Controlled Cortical Impact Injury?
Pre-pubescent female rats with midline CCI injury to the frontal cortex have reduced morphological and functional deficits following progesterone treatment. While gender differences in susceptibility to this injury were observed, progesterone treatment produced beneficial effects in young rats of both sexes following CCI.
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