Citicoline for treatment of experimental focal ischemia: Histologic and behavioral outcome

Neurological Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 570-574

  Aronowski, Jaroslaw ^a   Strong, Roger ^a   Grotta, James C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

behavioral impairment; CDP choline; focal ischemia; infarct volume; neuroprotection; reperfusion

Indexed keywords

CITICOLINE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHOLIPID SYNTHESIS; RAT; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT;

EID: 0030479855     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01616412.1996.11740473     Document Type: Article

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