The antioxidant effect of N-acethylcysteine on experimental contusion in rats

Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplementum

Volumn , Issue 95, 2005, Pages 429-431

  Thomale, U W ^a   Griebenow, M ^a   Kroppenstedt, S N ^a   Unterberg, A W ^b   Stover, J F ^c  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

brain edema; controlled cortical impact injury; free radicals; N acetylcysteine; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIOXIDANT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INJURY; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INJURIES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644856431     PISSN: 00651419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/3-211-32318-X_88     Document Type: Conference Paper

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