Spermine reduces infarction and neurological deficit following a rat model of middle cerebral artery occlusion: A magnetic resonance imaging study

Neuroscience

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 299-304

  Shirhan, M D ^a   Moochhala, S M ^b   Ng, P Y ^c   Lu, J ^b   Ng, K C ^b   Teo, A L ^b   Yap, E ^c   Ng, I ^c   Hwang, P ^c   Lim, T ^c   Sitoh, Y Y ^c   Rumpel, H ^d   Jose, R ^d   Ling, E ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b DSO NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^d SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

MRI; Nitric oxide; Polyamine; TTC staining

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; SPERMINE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN INFARCTION SIZE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; GRIP STRENGTH; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCORING SYSTEM; STAINING;

EID: 10744227241     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2003.10.050     Document Type: Article

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