Rodent spinal cord injury model and application of neurotrophic factors for neuroprotection

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 846, Issue , 2012, Pages 393-415

  Sharma, Hari Shanker ^a   Sharma, Aruna ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cell injury; Neuroprotection; Neurorepair; Neurotrophic factors; New model; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; C57BL MOUSE; MALE; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; RAT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MODELS, ANIMAL; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 84859838713     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-536-7_33     Document Type: Article

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