The effects of decompression and exogenous NGF on compressed cerebral cortex

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1640-1651

  Chen, Jeng Rung ^a,c   Wang, Yueh Jan ^b   Tseng, Guo Fang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Hematoma; Nerve growth factor; Plasticity; Trauma

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN INJURY; CELL DEATH; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION; DENDRITIC CELL; DENDRITIC SPINE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN INJURIES; CELL SHAPE; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DENDRITIC SPINES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; PRESSURE; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 8744314797     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2004.21.1640     Document Type: Article

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