Histological study of the protective effect of melatonin on neural cells after neonatal hypoxia-ischemia

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 771-783

  Alonso Alconada, Daniel ^a   Álvarez, Antonia ^a   Lacalle, Jaione ^a   Hilario, Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Hypoxia ischemia; Melatonin; Neuron; Neuroprotection; Oligodendrocyte

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; MELATONIN; MYELIN BASIC PROTEIN; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN INFARCTION; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; GLIOSIS; HYPOXIC ISCHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; NEWBORN; NICK END LABELING; PATHOLOGY; RAT; TIME; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; APOPTOSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAIN; BRAIN INFARCTION; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLIOSIS; HYPOXIA-ISCHEMIA, BRAIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHIES; MELATONIN; MYELIN BASIC PROTEINS; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 84859317660     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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