Mitomycin C in preventing spinal epidural fibrosis in a laminectomy model in rats

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 100, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2004, Pages 52-55

  Lee, Jin Yul ^a   Stenzel, Werner ^a   Ebel, Heinrich ^a   Wedekind, Christoph ^a   Ernestus, Ralf Ingo ^a   Klug, Norfrid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epidural fibrosis; Failed back surgery syndrome; Laminectomy; Mitomycin C

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; MITOMYCIN C;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDURAL FIBROSIS; EVOKED RESPONSE; FIBROBLAST; FIBROSIS; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES CAESPITOSUS;

EID: 0346363766     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2004.100.1.0052     Document Type: Article

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