Alpha-lipoic acid provides neuroprotection from ischemia-reperfusion injury of peripheral nerve

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 11-16

  Mitsui, Yoshiyuki ^a   Schmelzer, James D ^a   Zollman, Paula J ^a   Mitsui, Manami ^a   Tritschler, Hans J ^b   Low, Phillip A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b ASTA MEDICA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ischemia reperfusion injury; Ischemic fiber degeneration; Neuroprotection; Oxidative stress; Peripheral nerve; Sensory conduction velocity; Lipoic acid

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THIOCTIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EDEMA; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISCHEMIA; MALE; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY; SCIATIC NERVE; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 0033080764     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(99)00017-9     Document Type: Article

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