Transforming growth factor-α acting at the epidermal growth factor receptor reduces infarct volume after permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion in rats

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 128-132

  Justicia, Carles ^a   Planas, Anna M ^a  

^a INST D INVESTIGACIONS B   (Spain)

Author keywords

4,5 Dianilinophthalimide; Brain; Neuroprotection; Stroke; Tyrosine kinase

Indexed keywords

ANILINE DERIVATIVE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; SULFACETAMIDE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIGAND BINDING; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NERVE CELL; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STROKE;

EID: 0033056422     PISSN: 0271678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004647-199902000-00002     Document Type: Article

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