Microsurgically induced aneurysm models in rats, part I: Techniques and histological examination

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 76-82

  Scholz, M ^a   Mucke T ^b   Von During M ^c   Pechlivanis, I ^a   Schmieder, K ^a   Harders A G ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Microvascular training; Models; Rats

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD FLOW; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY ANEURYSM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTING ANEURYSM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; ILIAC ARTERY; ILIAC VEIN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NEUROSURGERY; NONHUMAN; RAT; THROMBOGENESIS; VEIN ANEURYSM; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; ILIAC VEIN; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NEUROSURGERY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TEACHING; TIME FACTORS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 42549113907     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1058088     Document Type: Article

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