The neuroprotective efficacy of MK-801 in focal cerebral ischemia varies with rat strain and vendor

Brain Research

Volumn 731, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 208-212

  Oliff, Heather S ^a,c   Marek, Przemyslaw ^b   Miyazaki, Brian ^b   Weber, Eckard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Acea Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Filament; Focal cerebral ischemia; IMK 801; Intraluminal thread; Rat; Strain difference

Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030603145     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00582-3     Document Type: Article

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