Early-stage microvascular alterations of a new model of controlled cortical traumatic brain injury: 3D morphological analysis using scanning electron microscopy and corrosion casting

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 763-774

  Sangiorgi, Simone ^a   De Benedictis, Alessandro ^b   Protasoni, Marina ^a   Manelli, Alessandro ^c   Reguzzoni, Marcella ^a   Cividini, Andrea ^a   Dell'Orbo, Carlo ^a   Tomei, Giustino ^a   Balbi, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c ASL 1 Imperiese   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebral edema; Controlled cortical impact injury; Corrosion casting; Scanning electron microscope; Transmission electron microscope; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN CAPILLARY; BRAIN CONTUSION; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN VASOSPASM; CELL JUNCTION; CELLS; CEREBROVASCULAR MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIECTOMY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; EXTRAVASATION; HISTOLOGY; LAPAROTOMY; MICROVASCULATURE; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NERVOUS TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PIA ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VIRTUAL REALITY MODELING LANGUAGE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CORROSION CASTING; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROVESSELS; MODELS, ANIMAL; PIA MATER; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84875852368     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2012.11.JNS12627     Document Type: Article

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