Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor Combined with Methylprednisolone Improves Functional Outcomes in Rats with Experimental Acute Spinal Cord Injury

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effects of combined treatment with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) and methylprednisolone in rats subjected to experimental spinal cord injury. METHODS: Forty Wistar rats received a moderate spinal cord injury and were divided into four groups: control (no...

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Main Authors: William Gemio Jacobsen Teixeira, Alexandre Fogaça Cristante, Raphael Martus Marcon, Gustavo Bispo, Ricardo Ferreira, Tarcísio Eloy Pessoa de Barros-Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2018-02-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322018000100206&lng=en&tlng=en