Effect of atorvastatin on spatial memory, neuronal survival, and vascular density in female rats after traumatic brain injury

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 695-701

  Qu, Changsheng ^b   Lu, Dunyue ^b   Goussev, Anton ^b   Schallert, Timothy ^b   Mahmood, Asim ^b   Chopp, Michael ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Atorvastatin; Neuroplasticity; Rat; Spatial memory; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN TISSUE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL LOSS; CELL SURVIVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DENSITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENDER; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAZE TEST; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SAMPLING; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SPATIAL MEMORY;

EID: 32044440770     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2005.103.4.0695     Document Type: Article

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