Long-term effects of methylprednisolone following transection of adult rat spinal cord

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2453-2464

  Oudega, M ^a   Vargas, C G ^a   Weber, A B ^a   Kleitman, N ^a   Bunge, M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

CNS regeneration; Dieback; ED1; Inflammation; Macrophages; Secondary damage

Indexed keywords

AMINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NEUROMODULIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MACROPHAGE; NERVE FIBER; NERVE SPROUTING; NEUROFILAMENT; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION;

EID: 0032971226     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.1999.00666.x     Document Type: Article

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