Reduction of traumatic brain injury-induced cerebral oedema by a free radical scavenger

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 307, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 149-155

  Petty, Margaret A ^a   Poulet, Patrick ^b   Haas, Antoine ^a   Namer, Izzie J ^b   Wagner, Joseph ^a  

^a SANOFI   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Antioxidant free radical scavenger; Edema; Head injury; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; MDL 74180; SCAVENGER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAD INJURY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OLFACTORY BULB; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030603727     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(96)00235-X     Document Type: Article

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