Spinal cord evoked potentials and edema in the pathophysiology of rat spinal cord injury. Involvement of nitric oxide

Amino Acids

Volumn 14, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 131-139

  Winkler, T ^a   Sharma, H S ^b,d   Stalberg E ^a   Badgaiyan, R D ^b   Alm, P ^c   Westman, J ^b  

^a University Hospital

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cell changes; Diazepam; Edema; Immunohistochemistry; Nitric oxide; p CPA; Spinal cord evoked potentials

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; DIAZEPAM; FENCLONINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CELL DAMAGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EDEMA; ELECTRODE; EVOKED RESPONSE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SURAL NERVE; TIBIAL NERVE;

ANIMALS; DIAZEPAM; EDEMA; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FENCLONINE; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031985378     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01345253     Document Type: Conference Paper

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