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Conference Paper: Progesterone, a neurosteroid, as a potential novel glioma therapeutic agent
Title | Progesterone, a neurosteroid, as a potential novel glioma therapeutic agent |
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Issue Date | 2015 |
Citation | The 2015 Conjoint Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) of the Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society (HKNS), Hong Kong, 20-21 November 2015. How to Cite? |
Abstract | BACKGROUND: Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and aggressive malignant primary brain tumor with a median survival of only 4. months without treatment and 50% of mortality rate within a year. For unknown reasons, GBM occurs more commonly in males. Therefore, we hypothesized that the female hormone progesterone, also known as a neurosteroids in the central nervous system (CNS), may play an important role. In this study, we aimed to ... |
Description | Conference Theme: Brain Attack: A New Era Poster: P-16 |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/222054 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Cheng, SY | - |
dc.contributor.author | Leung, GKK | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-21T05:54:03Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2015-12-21T05:54:03Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | The 2015 Conjoint Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) of the Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society (HKNS), Hong Kong, 20-21 November 2015. | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/222054 | - |
dc.description | Conference Theme: Brain Attack: A New Era | - |
dc.description | Poster: P-16 | - |
dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND: Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and aggressive malignant primary brain tumor with a median survival of only 4. months without treatment and 50% of mortality rate within a year. For unknown reasons, GBM occurs more commonly in males. Therefore, we hypothesized that the female hormone progesterone, also known as a neurosteroids in the central nervous system (CNS), may play an important role. In this study, we aimed to ... | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | HKNS Conjoint Annual Scientific Meeting, ASM 2015 | - |
dc.title | Progesterone, a neurosteroid, as a potential novel glioma therapeutic agent | - |
dc.type | Conference_Paper | - |
dc.identifier.email | Cheng, SY: yincyns@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Leung, GKK: gkkleung@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Leung, GKK=rp00522 | - |
dc.description.nature | postprint | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 256337 | - |