Possible new mechanism underlying hypertonic saline therapy for cerebral edema

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1437-1438

  Chodobski, Adam ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ARGIPRESSIN; ARGIPRESSIN RECEPTOR; CHLORIDE ION; COTRANSPORTER; MANNITOL; NEUROPEPTIDE; OSMOTIC AGENT; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BLOOD VISCOSITY; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HYPEROSMOLARITY; INTRACELLULAR FLUID; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NONHUMAN; OSMOSIS; PLASMA OSMOLARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REBOUND; REPERFUSION;

ANIMALS; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; BRAIN EDEMA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MANNITOL; RATS; SALINE SOLUTION, HYPERTONIC;

EID: 33646420058     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01560.2005     Document Type: Editorial

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