Injectable VEGF hydrogels produce near complete neurological and anatomical protection following cerebral ischemia in rats

Cell Transplantation

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1063-1071

  Emerich, Dwaine F ^a   Silva, Eduardo ^b   Ali, Omar ^a   Mooney, David ^c   Bell, William ^a   Yu, Seong Jin ^d   Kaneko, Yuji ^d   Borlongan, Cesar ^d  

^a InCytu Inc   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alginate; Hydrogel; Neuroprotection; Stroke; Transplantation; Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DRUG BRAIN LEVEL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG IMPLANT; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HYDROGEL; INJECTION; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEREOTACTIC TREATMENT; SUSTAINED DRUG RELEASE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HYDROGELS; INJECTIONS; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STROKE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 78649866457     PISSN: 09636897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/096368910X498278     Document Type: Article

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