Destructive pathological changes in the rat spinal cord due to chronic mechanical compression: Laboratory investigation

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 279-285

  Xu, Peng ^a   Gong, Wei Ming ^b   Li, Yao ^b   Zhang, Tao ^a   Zhang, Kai ^a   Yin, De Zhen ^a   Jia, Tang Hong ^a,c  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JINAN CENTRAL HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SHANDONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Animal model; Chronic spinal cord compression; Neuronal loss; Rat; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

DEOXYURIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE PYROPHOSPHATASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LOSS; FEMALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MYELIN DEFICIENCY; NERVE CELL; NERVE PARALYSIS; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; RADIOGRAPHY; RAT; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; THORACIC SPINE;

ANIMALS; AXONS; FEMALE; LAMINECTOMY; MYELIN SHEATH; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 40949132429     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/SPI/2008/8/3/279     Document Type: Article

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