Amiloride improves locomotor recovery after spinal cord injury

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1319-1326

  Durham Lee, Julieann C ^a   Mokkapati, Venkata Usha L ^a   Johnson, Kathia M ^a   Nesic, Olivera ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

amiloride; myelin; SCI

Indexed keywords

AMILORIDE; MYELIN OLIGODENDROCYTE GLYCOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONTUSION; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; HINDLIMB; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THORAX; TREATMENT DURATION;

AMILORIDE; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; MALE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 79960482789     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2011.1921     Document Type: Article

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