A Model of Parasagittal Controlled Cortical Impact in the Mouse: Cognitive and Histopathologic Effects

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 169-178

  Smith, Douglas H ^a   Soares, Holly D ^b   Pierce, Jean S ^a   Perlman, Kevin G ^a   Saatman, Kathryn E ^a   Meaney, David F ^c   Dixon, C Edward ^c   Mcintosh, Tracy K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b HOFFMANN LA ROCHE INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

brain injury; cognition; controlled cortical impact; hippocampus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN INJURY; CELL LOSS; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; FERRET; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMAL; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION; MALE; MEMORY; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0029054671     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.1995.12.169     Document Type: Article

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