Neuropathological sequelae of traumatic injury in the brain. An overview

Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 119-123

  Patt, Stephan ^a   Brodhun, M ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Axonal injury, diffuse; Beta amino precursor protein ( APP); Brain, injury; Head injury; Intracranial pressure; Trauma, brain

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; ASPARTIC ACID; CALPAIN; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; OXYGEN RADICAL; PHOSPHOLIPASE;

AXOPLASM FLOW; BRAIN DEGENERATION; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INJURY; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOPAMINE RELEASE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE ACTIVATION; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; ONCOGENE C FOS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0033036354     PISSN: 09402993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0940-2993(99)80084-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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