Calcium antagonism in neonatal rats with kaolin-induced hydrocephalus

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1161-1166

  Khan, Osaama H ^a   McPhee, Lisa C ^a   Moddemann, Lisa N ^a   Del Bigio, Marc R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Axon; Calcium channels; Cerebral ventricle; Magnesium; Myelin; Nimodipine; White matter

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CALCIUM CHANNEL; KAOLIN; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; NIMODIPINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; MAGNESIUM DERIVATIVE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG MECHANISM; HYDROCEPHALUS; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPROTECTION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEDATION; ANIMAL; BRAIN; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHRONIC BRAIN DISEASE; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; INFUSION PUMP; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; MALE; METABOLISM; MYELINATED NERVE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFUSION PUMPS; KAOLIN; LATERAL VENTRICLES; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MALE; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NIMODIPINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38149118945     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073807306259     Document Type: Article

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