Vaccinia virus complement control protein significantly improves sensorimotor function recovery after severe head trauma

Brain Research

Volumn 1153, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 158-165

  Pillay, Nirvana S ^a   Kellaway, Laurie A ^a   Kotwal, Girish J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Medical School   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Angle board; Fluid percussion injury; Head trauma; Morris Water Maze; Sensorimotor; Vaccinia virus complement control protein

Indexed keywords

UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACCINIA VIRUS COMPLEMENT CONTROL PROTEIN; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HEAD INJURY; HISTOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MAZE TEST; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; VACCINIA VIRUS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GLIOSIS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; VIRAL PROTEINS;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; VACCINIA VIRUS;

EID: 34249004257     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2007.03.056     Document Type: Article

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