The efficacy of alpha-tocopherol in functional recovery of spinal cord injured rats: An experimental study

Spinal Cord

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 662-667

  Al Jadid, M S I ^a   Robert, A ^b   Al Mubarak, S ^b  

^a Medical Affairs   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Research Center   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Functional recovery; Neurological disorder; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CHLORAL HYDRATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREATMENT DURATION;

ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; MOVEMENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70149107046     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2009.22     Document Type: Article

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