Quantitative analysis of acute axonal pathology in experimental spinal cord contusion

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 823-838

  Rosenberg, Lisa J ^a   Wrathall, Jean R ^a,b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Morphological analysis; Morphometric analysis; Rats; Spinal cord injury; White matter injury

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONTUSION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0031452352     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.1997.14.823     Document Type: Article

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