Effects of dose-response of topical administration of nimodipine on cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage in rabbits

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 337, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 123-125

  Yin, Yu Hua ^a   Wang, Fei ^a   Pan, Yao Hua ^a   Wang, Yong ^a   Wang, Yu ^a   Luo, Qi Zhong ^a   Jiang, Ji Yao ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Cerebral vasospasm; Nimodipine; Subarachnoid hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; NIMODIPINE; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BRAIN VASOSPASM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; ANIMAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NIMODIPINE; RABBITS; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VASOSPASM, INTRACRANIAL;

EID: 61849176454     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31817d1ca1     Document Type: Article

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