The immunophilin ligand FK506 attenuates axonal injury in an impact-acceleration model of traumatic brain injury

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 607-614

  Singleton, R H ^a   Stone, J R ^a,b   Okonkwo, D O ^a,b   Pellicane, A J ^b   Povlishock, J T ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyloid precursor protein; Cytoskeleton; Immunocytochemistry; Immunophilin; Rat; Traumatic axonal injury; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; CALCINEURIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOPHILIN; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; TACROLIMUS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AXONAL INJURY; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BRAIN LEVEL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; RAT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0034967409     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/089771501750291846     Document Type: Article

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