Experimental axonal injury triggers interleukin-6 mRNA, protein synthesis and release into cerebrospinal fluid

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 184-194

  Hans, Volkmar H J ^a,c   Kossmann, Thomas ^a   Lenzlinger, Philipp M ^a   Probstmeier, Rainer ^a,b   Imhof, Hans Georg ^a   Trentz, Otmar ^a   Morganti Kossmann, Maria C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Immunohistochemistry; In situ hybridization; Interleukin 6; Neuron; Rat model

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 6; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; HEAD INJURY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT;

EID: 0032982212     PISSN: 0271678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004647-199902000-00010     Document Type: Article

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