Protective effect of sildenafil (viagra) in transient spinal cord ischemia

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 22-28

  Kiymaz, Nejmi ^a   Yilmaz, Nebi ^a   Mumcu, Çiǧdem ^a   Anlar, Ömer ^b   Özen, Süleyman ^a   Kayaoǧlu, Çetin Refik ^c  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Sildenafil; Somatosensory evoked potentials; Spinal cord ischemia, transient

Indexed keywords

SILDENAFIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD BLOOD FLOW; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PIPERAZINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PURINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA; SULFONES;

EID: 37349041485     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000110658     Document Type: Article

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