Tetramethylpyrazine accelerated spinal cord repair through regulation of caspase-3 and neurofilament protein expression: An acute spinal cord injury model in rats

Journal of Central South University (Medical Sciences)

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 693-699

  Shen, Zheng Xiang ^a,b   Lü, Hong Bin ^a   Li, Xiao Ming ^c   Xu, Da Qi ^a   Hu, Jian Zhong ^a   Wang, Xi Yang ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b First People's Hospital of Yueyang   (China)

^c First Hospital of Changsha   (China)

Author keywords

Caspase 3; Neurofilament protein; Spinal cord injury; Tetramethylpyrazine

Indexed keywords

CASP3 PROTEIN, RAT; CASPASE 3; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; PYRAZINE DERIVATIVE; TETRAMETHYLPYRAZINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; NERVE REGENERATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; CASPASE 3; FEMALE; MALE; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; PYRAZINES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 53649100876     PISSN: 16727347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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