Glutamine : A novel and potent therapeutic for acute spinal cord injury

Spinal cord injury occurs at a rate of 11.5 - 53.4 per million in developed countries with great emotional and financial consequences. The damage caused by the initial injury is followed by secondary damage, a complex cascade of mechanisms including ischemia, oxidative stress, inflammation and apopt...

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Main Author: Rigley MacDonald, Sarah Theresa
Other Authors: Muir, Gillian
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: University of Saskatchewan 2008
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Online Access:http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-09172008-202431/