The effect of nitrogen mustard on the rat brain and the therapeutic value of proanthocyanidin;Nitrogen Mustardi'ın rat beyni üzerine etkisi ve proanthocyanidin'in tedavi deǧeri

Turkish Neurosurgery

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 360-366

  Tekiner, Ayhan ^a   Yucel, Orhan ^b   Kose Sargin, Ayse ^c   Genc, Onur ^b   Can, Belgin ^c   Karayilanoglu, Turhan ^b   Karakaya, Jale ^d   Bayar, Mehmet Akif ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

^b GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^c ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Nitrogen mustard; Proanthocyanidin; Rat brain

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; CHLORMETHINE; PROANTHOCYANIDIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN EDEMA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; NERVE DEGENERATION; PATHOLOGY; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BRAIN DISEASES; BRAIN EDEMA; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; MALE; MECHLORETHAMINE; NERVE DEGENERATION; PROANTHOCYANIDINS; RATS;

EID: 77449149390     PISSN: 10195149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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