Neuroprotective effects of a novel NMDA antagonist, Gacyclidine, after experimental contusive spinal cord injury in adult rats

Brain Research

Volumn 874, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 200-209

  Gaviria, Manuel ^a,b   Privat, Alain ^b   D'Arbigny, Pierre ^c   Kamenka, Jean Marc ^d   Haton, Henri ^e   Ohanna, Freddy ^a  

^a Centre PROPARA   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c IPSEN   (France)

^d Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^e Faculté de Médecine   (France)

Author keywords

Contusive spinal cord injury; Critical time window; Gacyclidine; N Methyl D aspartate; Neurochemical cascade; Secondary injury

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CYCLOHEXANE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOHEXENE DERIVATIVE; GACYCLIDINE; N METHYLASPARTIC ACID; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CONTUSION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TIME; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; CONTUSIONS; CYCLOHEXANES; CYCLOHEXENES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PIPERIDINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0034713990     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(00)02581-6     Document Type: Article

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