Low-level laser light therapy improves cognitive deficits and inhibits microglial activation after controlled cortical impact in mice

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 408-417

  Khuman, Jugta ^a   Zhang, Jimmy ^a   Park, Juyeon ^a   Carroll, James D ^b   Donahue, Chad ^a   Whalen, Michael J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b THOR Photomedicine Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cognition; controlled cortical impact; inflammation; low level laser light therapy; mice; microglia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONTUSION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CORTICAL IMPACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; LATENT PERIOD; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MAZE TEST; MICROGLIA; MORRIS WATER MAZE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPEN CRANIOTOMY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROGLIA; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 84863069293     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2010.1745     Document Type: Article

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