Mechanisms underlying the promotion of functional recovery by deferoxamine after spinal cord injury in rats

Deferoxamine, a clinically safe drug used for treating iron overload, also repairs spinal cord injury although the mechanism for this action remains unknown. Here, we determined whether deferoxamine was therapeutic in a rat model of spinal cord injury and explored potential mechanisms for this effec...

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Main Authors: Jian Hao, Bo Li, Hui-quan Duan, Chen-xi Zhao, Yan Zhang, Chao Sun, Bin Pan, Chang Liu, Xiao-hong Kong, Xue Yao, Shi-qing Feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Neural Regeneration Research
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Online Access:http://www.nrronline.org/article.asp?issn=1673-5374;year=2017;volume=12;issue=6;spage=959;epage=968;aulast=Hao