Effects of magnesium sulfate on traumatic brain edema in rats

Chinese Journal of Traumatology - English Edition

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 148-152

  Feng, Dong Fu ^a   Zhu, Zhi An ^a   Lu, Yi Cheng ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Brain edema; Brain injuries; Magnesium sulfate

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; EVANS BLUE; MAGNESIUM ION; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; RAT STRAIN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE WATER; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 2942715316     PISSN: 10081275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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