Experimental study on the action of methylprednisolone on wistar rats before spinal cord injury

Acta Ortopedica Brasileira

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 26-30

  Marcon, Raphael Martus ^a   Filho, Tarcisio Eloy Pessoa de Barros ^a   Oliveira, Reginaldo Perilo ^a   Cristante, Alexandre Fogaça ^a   Taricccco, Mário Augusto ^a   Colares, Guilherme ^a   Barbarini, Almir Fernando ^a   Teixeira, William Gemio Jacobsen ^a   de Souza, Fabiano Inácio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Methylprednisolone; Spinal cord; Wistar rats

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955533421     PISSN: 14137852     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-78522010000100005     Document Type: Article

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