The effects of calcium channel antagonist nimodipine on end-plate vascularity of the degenerated intervertebral disc in rats

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 219-223

  Turgut, Mehmet ^a,d   Uysal, Aysegül ^b   Uslu, Serap ^b   Tavus, Namik ^c   Ertem Yurtseven, Mine ^b  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^c Ege BT Diagnostic Centre   (Turkey)

^d NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cartilage end plate; Intervertebral disc; Nimodipine; Vascular channels

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; NIMODIPINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GROWTH PLATE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0037345895     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-5868(02)00336-3     Document Type: Article

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