Acute Blast Injury Reduces Brain Abeta in Two Rodent Species

Acute Blast Injury Reduces Brain Abeta in Two Rodent Species

Blast-induced traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. How the primary blast wave affects the brain is not well understood. In particular, it is unclear whether blast injures the brain through mechanisms similar to those...

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Main Authors: Rita eDe Gasperi, Miguel A. Gama Sosa, Soong Ho Kim, John W Steele, Michael C Shaughness, Eric eMaudlin-Jeronimo, Aaron A Hall, Steven T DeKosky, Richard M McCarron, Madhusoodana P Nambiar, Sam eGandy, Stephen Thomas Ahlers, Gregory A Elder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
Presenilin-1
Mouse
rat
Traumatic Brain Injury
amyloid precursor protein
abeta
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2012.00177/full

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