The adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium channel opener nicorandil protects the ischemic rabbit spinal cord

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 728-733

  Wakamatsu, Yutaka ^a   Shiiya, Norihiko ^a   Kunihara, Takashi ^a   Watanabe, Satoshi ^b   Yasuda, Keishu ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; NICORANDIL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BALLOON OCCLUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA;

EID: 0035497345     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2001.115703     Document Type: Article

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