Unmyelinated axons show selective rostrocaudal pathology in the corpus callosum after traumatic brain injury

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 198-210

  Reeves, Thomas M ^a   Smith, Terry L ^a   Williamson, Judy C ^a   Phillips, Linda L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Axonal injury; Corpus callosum; Stereology; Traumatic brain injury; Ultrastructure; Unmyelinated axons

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AXONAL INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NONMYELINATED NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ANIMALS; AXONS; BRAIN INJURIES; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REFLEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84857514761     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: 15546578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NEN.0b013e3182482590     Document Type: Article

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