Effects of estrogen on functional and neurological recovery after spinal cord injury: An experimental study with rats

OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the functional and histological effects of estrogen as a neuroprotective agent after a standard experimentally induced spinal cord lesion.METHODS:In this experimental study, 20 male Wistar rats were divided into two groups: one group with rats undergoing spinal cord injury (SC...

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Main Author: Letaif, Olavo Biraghi (author)
Other Authors: Cristante, Alexandre Fogaça (author), Barros Filho, Tarcísio Eloy Pessoa de (author), Ferreira, Ricardo (author), Santos, Gustavo Bispo dos (author), Rocha, Ivan Dias da (author), Marcon, Raphael Martus (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.6061/clinics/2015(10)08
Country:Brazil
Oai:oai:revistas.usp.br:article/106674