Systemic acetyl-L-carnitine eliminates sensory neuronal loss after peripheral axotomy: A new clinical approach in the management of peripheral nerve trauma

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 182-189

  Hart, Andrew ^a,b,c   Wiberg, Mikael ^a,b,c   Youle, Mike ^a,b,c   Terenghi, Giorgio ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dorsal root ganglion; Nerve injury; Pharmacotherapy; Stereology; TUNEL

Indexed keywords

LEVACECARNINE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NEUROPROTECTION; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL GANGLION;

ACETYLCARNITINE; ANIMALS; AXOTOMY; CELL COUNT; CELL DEATH; DNA FRAGMENTATION; MALE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0036305545     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-002-1100-2     Document Type: Article

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