Riluzole reduces brain lesions and improves neurological function in rats after a traumatic brain injury

Brain Research

Volumn 756, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 247-255

  Wahl, Florence ^a   Renou, Emmanuelle ^a   Mary, Véronique ^a   Stutzmann, Jean Marie ^a  

^a SANOFI   (France)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Fluid percussion; Head trauma; Neurological deficit; Neuroprotection; Riluzole

Indexed keywords

RILUZOLE; SODIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; HISTOLOGY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RILUZOLE; THIAZOLES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0030915422     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00144-3     Document Type: Article

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