Naturally occurring disk herniation in dogs: An opportunity for pre-clinical spinal cord injury research

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 675-688

  Levine, Jonathan M ^a   Levine, Gwendolyn J ^a   Porter, Brian F ^a   Topp, Kimberly ^b   Noble Haeusslein, Linda J ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

animal model; canine; trauma

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; ACETYLCYSTEINE; MACROGOL; MYELIN BASIC PROTEIN;

CONTUSION; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOG; EVOKED SPINAL CORD RESPONSE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LAMINECTOMY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OLFACTORY ENSHEATHING CELL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RAT; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; RESEARCH; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 79953814729     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2010.1645     Document Type: Review

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