Therapeutic effect of nimodipine on experimental brain injury

Chinese Journal of Traumatology - English Edition

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 326-331

  Yang, Shu Yuan ^a   Wang, Zeng Guang ^a  

^a TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Animal; Brain injuries; Calcium; Models; Nimodipine

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ION; NIMODIPINE; WATER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY SPASM; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN LEVEL; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN WATER; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL DAMAGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NONHUMAN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOLOGY; PROBABILITY; RABBIT; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0344307381     PISSN: 10081275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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