Standardization of a spinal cord lesion model and neurologic evaluation using mice

OBJECTIVE: To standardize a spinal cord lesion mouse model. METHODS: Thirty BALB/c mice were divided into five groups: four experimental groups and one control group (sham). The experimental groups were subjected to spinal cord lesion by a weight drop from different heights after laminectomy wherea...

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Main Authors: Paulo Alvim Borges, Alexandre Fogaça Cristante, Tarcísio Eloy Pessoa de Barros-Filho, Renato Jose Mendonça Natalino, Gustavo Bispo dos Santos, Raphael Marcus Marcon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2018-03-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322018000100208&lng=en&tlng=en