The effects of prolonged treatment with citicoline in temporary experimental focal ischemia

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 138, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 21-25

  Schäbitz, Wolf R ^a   Weber, Johannes ^a   Takano, Kentaro ^a   Sandage, Bobby W ^c   Locke, Kenneth W ^c   Fisher, Marc ^a,b  

^a Med Center of Central Massachusetts   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Interneuron Pharmaceuticals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITICOLINE; PLACEBO;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHOLIPID SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0342936464     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-510X(95)00341-X     Document Type: Article

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