Efficacy of combined atorvastatin and sildenafil in promoting recovery after ischemic stroke in mice

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 143-150

  Wang, Qing Mei ^a   Wei, Ying ^b   Zheng, Yi ^b   Waeber, Christian ^b  

^a and Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Atorvastatin; Recovery; Sildenafil; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; HEPTANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE; PURINE DERIVATIVE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; SILDENAFIL; SULFONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; C57BL MOUSE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HEPTANOIC ACIDS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOSPHODIESTERASE 5 INHIBITORS; PIPERAZINES; PURINES; PYRROLES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE; SULFONES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872900092     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3182643f1a     Document Type: Article

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