Combined fetal neural transplantation and nerve growth factor infusion: Effects on neurological outcome following fluid-percussion brain injury in the rat

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 655-662

  Sinson, Grant ^a   Voddi, Madhu ^a   Mcintosh, Tracy K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive dysfunction; fluid percussion injury; nerve growth factor; neural transplantation; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN TRANSPLANTATION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETAL TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HISTOLOGY; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029865479     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1996.84.4.0655     Document Type: Article

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