Analysis of brain biocompatibility of drug-releasing biodegradable microspheres by scanning and transmission electron microscopy

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 489-494

  Veziers, J ^a   Lesourd, M ^a   Jollivet, C ^a   Montero Menei, C ^a   Benoit, J P ^a   Menei, P ^a  

^a ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Biodegradable microsphere; Drug delivery; Neurodegenerative disease; Neurotrophic factor; Rat; Stereotaxis

Indexed keywords

GELATIN; MICROSPHERE; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; POLYGLACTIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FEMALE; IMPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0034874172     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2001.95.3.0489     Document Type: Article

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