Inflammatory response of the spinal cord to multiple episodes of blood-brain barrier disruption and toxic demyelination in Wistar rats

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 933-936

  Fernandes, C G ^a   Graca D L ^b   Pereira, L A V D ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blood brain barrier; Central nervous system; Ethidium bromide; Lymphocytes; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

RATTUS NORVEGICUS; ANIMALIA;

ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; FEMALE; IMMUNE MEDIATED INJURY; MALE; MONONUCLEAR PHAGOCYTE; MYELIN SHEATH; MYELITIS; NONHUMAN; RAT; TISSUE SECTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0031847747     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X1998000700008     Document Type: Article

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