Acute Effect of Ghrelin on Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in the Rat Spinal Cord
Ghrelin, a 28-amino acid peptide, is mainly secreted by the stomach. Ghrelin has been shown to have neuroprotective effects. However, whether ghrelin protects the spinal cord from ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is unknown. To investigate this, 60 rats were randomly divided into three different gr...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2012-08-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Molecular Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/13/8/9864 |