Motorneuron protection by N-acetyl-cysteine after ventral root avulsion and ventral rhizotomy

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 765-773

  Zhang, C G ^a,b,c   Welin, D ^a,b   Novikov, L ^b   Kellerth, J O ^b   Wiberg, M ^a,b   Hart, A M ^a,b,d  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active cell death; Brachial plexus; Motorneuron; N acetyl cysteine; Neuroprotection; Peripheral nerve repair

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; FLUOROGOLD; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRUE BLUE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CELL COUNT; CELL DEATH; CELL LABELING; CELL PROTECTION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; RHIZOTOMY; SENSORY NERVE CELL; TIME; VENTRAL ROOT;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANIMALS; CELL DEATH; FEMALE; MOTOR NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RHIZOTOMY; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 23744510247     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2005.04.012     Document Type: Article

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