Delayed administration of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) attenuates cognitive dysfunction following parasagittal fluid percussion brain injury in the rat

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 191-200

  Mcdermott, Kelli L ^a   Raghupathi, Ramesh ^a   Fernandez, Seamus C ^a   Saatman, Kathryn E ^a   Protter, Andrew A ^b   Finklestein, Seth P ^c   Sinson, Grant ^a   Smith, Douglas H ^a   Mcintosh, Tracy K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b SCIOS INC   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

basic fibroblast growth factor; cognition; fluid percussion injury; neurotrophic factors; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN;

AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOSIS; BRAIN INJURY; CELL LOSS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MAZE TEST; NERVE CELL LESION; NONHUMAN; PERCUSSION; RAT;

EID: 0030974791     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.1997.14.191     Document Type: Article

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