Neuroprotective effects of dexmedetomidine in the gerbil hippocampus after transient global ischemia

Anesthesiology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 371-377

  Kuhmonen, Johanna ^a   Pokorný, Jaroslav ^b   Miettinen, Riitta ^b   Haapalinna, Antti ^c   Jolkkonen, Jukka ^a   Riekkinen Sr , Paavo ^a   Sivenius, Juhani ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c ORION CORPORATION   (Finland)

^d KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cerebral ischemia; Dexmedetomidine; Neuronal damage; Neuroprotection

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GERBIL; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CELL DEATH; DENTATE GYRUS; FEMALE; GERBILLINAE; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMIDAZOLES; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MEDETOMIDINE; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2;

EID: 0030768341     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199708000-00025     Document Type: Article

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