Leksell gamma knife lesioning of the rat hippocampus: The relationship between radiation dose and functional and structural damage

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 97, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2002, Pages 666-673

  Liščák, Roman ^a,b,c,d   Vladyka, Vilibald ^a,b,c,d   Novotný Jr , Josef ^a,b,c,d   Brožek, Gustav ^a,b,c,d   Náměstková, Kateřina ^a,b,c,d   Mareš, Vladislav ^a,b,c,d   Herynek, Vít ^a,b,c,d   Jirák, Daniel ^a,b,c,d   Hájek, Milan ^a,b,c,d   Syková, Eva ^a,b,c,d  

^a NA HOMOLCE HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Czech Republic)

^d INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Edema; Gamma knife; Memory; Radiation necrosis; Radiosurgery; Rat

Indexed keywords

AMNESIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVE; ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN NECROSIS; BRAIN RADIATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA KNIFE; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOLOGY; MAZE TEST; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RAT; SPECTROMETER;

EID: 0036896676     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2002.97.supplement_5.0666     Document Type: Conference Paper

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