The effect of glutamine on rat skeletal muscle composition following acute spinal cord injury
Primary spinal cord injury (SCI) results from direct mechanical damage to the spinal cord. The resulting pathochemical and pathophysiological events, including oxidative stress and inflammation, lead to secondary injury. The ability to decrease secondary injury may lead to improved recovery. Increas...
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University of Saskatchewan
2005
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Online Access: | http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-04192005-153007/ |