Effects of electroacupuncture on blood-brain barrier after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion in rat

Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 1-9

  Wu, Xu Dong ^a   Du, Li Na ^a   Wu, Gen Cheng ^a   Cao, Xiao Ding ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Blood brain barrier; Cerebral ischemia reperfusion; Electroacupuncture; Evans Blue

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; BRAIN; DYES; FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MORPHOLOGY; SPECTROPHOTOMETERS;

BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER;

ELECTROACUPUNCTURE;

EVANS BLUE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; EXTRAVASATION; MALE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RAT; REPERFUSION;

EID: 0035000960     PISSN: 03601293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/036012901816356063     Document Type: Article

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