Neuroprotective effects of mexiletine on motor evoked potentials in demyelinated rat spinal cords

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-64

  Lee, Kyung Hee ^a   Yoon, Do Heum ^a   Chung, Myung Ae ^b   Sohn, Jin Hun ^c   Lee, Hye Jung ^d   Lee, Bae Hwan ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)   (South Korea)

^c Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^d Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Demyelination; Gliotoxin; Mexiletine; Motor evoked potentials; Rat; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; MEXILETINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPONSE TIME; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; ETHIDIUM; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; MALE; MEXILETINE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 77952885307     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2010.01.004     Document Type: Article

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