Characteristics of an explosive blast-induced brain injury in an experimental model

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1046-1057

  De Lanerolle, Nihal C ^a   Bandak, Faris ^b,e   Kang, Dewey ^a   Li, Alexander Y ^a   Du, Fu ^c   Swauger, Peter ^d   Parks, Steven ^d   Ling, Geoffrey ^b   Kim, Jung H ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^c Neurotechnologies Inc   (United States)

^d ORA Inc   (United States)

^e Integrated Services Group Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrogliosis; Axonal injury; Blast injury; Blast pressure; Mild traumatic brain injury; Neurotrauma

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; EXPLOSIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; AXONAL INJURY; BLAST INJURY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SWINE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

AMYLOID BETA-PEPTIDES; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN PRECURSOR; ANIMALS; BLAST INJURIES; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; SWINE;

EID: 80054901927     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: 15546578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NEN.0b013e318235bef2     Document Type: Article

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