Clomethiazole (ZENDRA, CMZ) improves hind limb motor function and reduces neuronal damage after severe spinal cord injury in rat

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 22-30

  Farooque, M ^a   Isaksson, J ^a   Jackson, D M ^b   Olsson, Y ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Astra Arcus AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clomethiazole; Neuroprotection; Rat; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

CLOMETHIAZOLE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 2; MYELIN; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAY MATTER; HINDLIMB; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NECROSIS; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD ATROPHY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WHITE MATTER;

ANIMALS; CHLORMETHIAZOLE; COLORING AGENTS; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; HINDLIMB; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INDOLES; MALE; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE CRUSH; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 0033039342     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004010051047     Document Type: Article

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