A multiscale approach to blast neurotrauma modeling: Part I - development of novel test devices for in vivo and in vitro blast injury models

Frontiers in Neurology

Volumn MAR, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Panzer, Matthew B ^a   Matthews, Kyle A ^a   Yu, Allen W ^a   Morrison, Barclay ^b   Meaney, David F ^c   Bass, Cameron R ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blast injury, shock tube, traumatic brain injury, in vivo model, in vitro model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865840677     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2012.00046     Document Type: Article

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