Intraperitoneal Alpha-Lipoic Acid to prevent neural damage after crush injury to the rat sciatic nerve
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Objective</p> <p>Crush injury to the sciatic nerve causes oxidative stress. Alfa Lipoic acid (a-LA) is a neuroprotective metabolic antioxidant. This study was designed to investigate the antioxidant effects of pretreatment with a-LA on the crush injur...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG
2009-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury |
| Online Access: | http://www.jbppni.com/content/4/1/22 |