Systemic effects induced by intralesional injection of ω-conotoxin MVIIC after spinal cord injury in rats

Background:Calcium channel blockers such as conotoxins have shown a great potential to reduce brain and spinal cord injury. MVIIC neuroprotective effects analyzed in in vitromodels of brain and spinal cord ischemia suggest a potential role of this toxin in preventing injury after spinal cord trauma....

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Main Authors: Karen M Oliveira, Carla Maria O Silva, Mário Sérgio L Lavor, Isabel R Rosado, Fabíola B Fukushima, Anna Luiza FV Assumpção, Saira MN Neves, Guilherme R Motta, Fernanda F Garcia, Marcus Vinícius Gomez, Marília M Melo, Eliane G Melo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2014-05-01
Series:Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992014000200311&lng=en&tlng=en