Hyperthermia induced after recirculation triggers chronic neurodegeneration in the penumbra zone of focal ischemia in the rat brain

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1029-1036

  Favero Filho, L A ^a   Borges, A A ^a   Grassl, C ^a   Lopes, A C ^a   Sinigaglia Coimbra, R ^a   Coimbra, C G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hyperthermia; Ischemic penumbra; Neurodegeneration; Rat focal ischemia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN INFARCTION SIZE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERTHERMIA; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RAT; SHAM PROCEDURE; SURVIVAL TIME; WISTAR RAT;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 59849102325     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2008001100014     Document Type: Article

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