Schwann cell injuries of radial nerve after lead (Pb) exposure in rats

Pathophysiology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-17

  Mehdizadeh, M ^a   Kermanian, F ^a   Farjah, G ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Lead (Pb); Mitochondria; Myelin; Radial nerve; Schwann cells

Indexed keywords

LEAD ACETATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CELL DENSITY; CELL GRANULE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MITOCHONDRION; MORPHOLOGY; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE CELL LESION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; RAT; SCHWANN CELL;

EID: 42749095544     PISSN: 09284680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pathophys.2007.11.002     Document Type: Article

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