Biomarkers of blast-induced neurotrauma: Profiling molecular and cellular mechanisms of blast brain injury

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 913-921

  Svetlov, Stanislav I ^a,c,d   Larner, Stephen F ^a   Kirk, Daniel R ^b   Atkinson, Joseph ^b   Hayes, Ronald L ^a   Wang, Kevin K W ^a,c  

^a BANYAN BIOMARKERS INC   (United States)

^b Florida Institute of Technology ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d Center of Innovative Research Banyan Biomarkers Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Blast; Brain injury; Molecular pathways; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CYTOKINE; FODRIN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; MYELIN BASIC PROTEIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; S 100BETA PROTEIN; TAU PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BATTLE INJURY; BLAST INJURY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLAST INJURIES; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 67849126551     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2008.0609     Document Type: Review

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