Neuroprotective effect of atorvastatin in spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury

OBJECTIVES: Prevention of the development of paraplegia during the repair of the damage caused by descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysms remains an important issue. Therefore, we investigated the protective effect of atorvastatin on ischemia-induced spinal cord injury in a rabbit model....

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Main Authors: Yunus Nazli, Necmettin Colak, Mehmet Fatih Alpay, Sema Uysal, Ali Kemal Uzunlar, Omer Cakir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2015-01-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322015000100052&lng=en&tlng=en