Cerebroprotective effect of stable nitroxide radicals in closed head injury in the rat

Brain Research

Volumn 717, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 22-28

  Beit Yannai, Elie ^a   Zhang, Renliang ^a   Trembovler, Victoria ^a   Samuni, Amram ^a   Shohami, Esther ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

closed head injury; edema; free radical; neuroprotection; nitroxide

Indexed keywords

2,2,6,6 TETRAMETHYLPIPERIDINE 1 OXYL; FREE RADICAL; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; NITROXIDE DERIVATIVE; TEMPOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029933628     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(95)01492-6     Document Type: Article

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