Caspase inhibitors reduce neuronal injury after focal but not global cerebral ischemia in rats

Stroke

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 176-182

  Li, Hui ^b   Colbourne, Frederick ^b   Sun, Ping ^b   Zhao, Zonghang ^b   Buchan, Alastair M ^a  

^a FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase; Cerebral ischemia; Hippocampus; Neuronal death; Rats

Indexed keywords

CASPASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; HYPERTHERMIA; MALE; NERVE CELL LESION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033982565     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.31.1.176     Document Type: Article

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