Motor and cognitive functional deficits following diffuse traumatic brain injury in the immature rat

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 99-108

  Adelson, P David ^a   Dixon, C Edward ^a   Robichaud, Paul ^a   Kochanek, Patrick M ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Function; head injury; immature rats

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HYPOXIA; IMMATURITY; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 0030933225     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.1997.14.99     Document Type: Article

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