Protective Effect Of Nerve Growth Factor On Neurons After Traumatic Brain Injury

Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 217-224

  Zhou, Zheng ^a   Chen, Huisun ^a   Zhang, Kecheng ^a   Yang, Hui ^a   Liu, Jun ^a   Huang, Qilin ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

nerve growth factor; neuron; protective effect; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; OXYGEN RADICAL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN GROWTH; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NERVE CELL; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; CALCIUM; CATALASE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 0442278146     PISSN: 07926855     EISSN: 21910286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JBCPP.2003.14.3.217     Document Type: Article

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