Inhibitory effect of gap junction blockers on cerebral vasospasm: Laboratory investigation

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 551-557

  Hong, Tao ^a   Wang, Yang ^a   Wang, Hai Tao ^a   Wang, Huan ^a  

^a NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbenoxolone; Cerebral vasospasm; Endothelial gap junction; Heptanol; Oxyhemoglobin; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

CARBENOXOLONE; HEPTANOL; OXYHEMOGLOBIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL COMPLIANCE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; BRAIN VASOSPASM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; GAP JUNCTION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; BASILAR ARTERY; CARBENOXOLONE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GAP JUNCTIONS; HEPTANOL; RABBITS; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOSPASM, INTRACRANIAL;

EID: 40549106125     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS/2008/108/3/0551     Document Type: Article

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