Effect of methylprednisolone in medullar injury in rats: a functional and histological analysis

The pharmacological effects of the methylprednisolone in the treatment of the spinal cord lesion, have been researched. An experimental study was performed with twelve wistar rats subjected to a contusion lesion of the spinal cord, by the NYU system. The rats were divided in two groups; the MP group...

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Main Authors: Tebet Marcos Antônio, Barros Filho Tarcísio Eloy Pessoa, Machado Itibagi Rocha, Carvalho Márcio Oliveira Penna de, Hanania Fábio Richieri, Dací Kuang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2003-01-01
Series:Acta Ortopédica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-78522003000200003