A study of astrocyte activation in the periinfarct region after cerebral ischemia with electroacupuncture

Brain Injury

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 773-779

  Han, Xiaohua ^a   Huang, Xiaolin ^a   Wang, Yizhao ^a   Chen, Hong ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Cerebral ischemia; Electroacupuncture; Neurobehavioural; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN REGION; CELL ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; GLIOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NONHUMAN; RAT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WISTAR RAT;

EID: 77950564852     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02699051003610482     Document Type: Article

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