Neuroprotective effects of the Ras inhibitor s-trans-trans- farnesylthiosalicylic acid, measured by diffusion-weighted imaging after traumatic brain injury in rats

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1378-1386

  Marciano, Daniele ^a   Shohami, Esther ^b   Kloog, Yoel ^c   Alexandrovitch, Alexander ^b   Brandeis, Rachel ^a   Goelman, Gadi ^d  

^a ISRAEL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

MRI; Ras; S trans trans farnesylthiosalicylic acid (FTS); Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

FARNESYLTHIOSALICYLIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DRUG MECHANISM; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RAT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN INJURIES; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FARNESOL; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RAS PROTEINS; RATS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SALICYLIC ACIDS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34548358608     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2007.0318     Document Type: Article

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