Neuroprotective effects of rosuvastatin against traumatic spinal cord injury in rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 741, Issue , 2014, Pages 45-54

  Kahveci, Ramazan ^a   Gökçe, Emre Cemal ^b   Gürer, Bora ^a   Gökçe, Aysun ^c   Kisa, Uçler ^d   Cemil, Duran Berker ^b   Sargon, Mustafa Fevzi ^e   Kahveci, Fatih Ozan ^f   Aksoy, Nurkan ^d   Erdoʇan, Bülent ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

^b TURGUT OZAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c DISKAPI YILDIRIM BEYAZIT TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^d KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^f ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Methylprednisolone; Neuroprotection; Rat; Rosuvastatin; Spinal cord injury; Trauma

Indexed keywords

FLUOROBENZENE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE; ROSUVASTATIN; SULFONAMIDE;

ANIMAL; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RAT; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; FLUOROBENZENES; MALE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PYRIMIDINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SULFONAMIDES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84906561646     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: 18790712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2014.07.042     Document Type: Article

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