Electric vagal nerve stimulation inhibits inflammation and improves early postoperation cognitive dysfunction in aged rats

Abstract Background This study aimed to evaluate effects of electric vagal nerve stimulation on early postoperation cognitive dysfunction in aged rats. Methods A total of 33 male Sprague Dawley rats were selected and assigned randomly to three groups, control group (C, n = 10), splenectomy group (S,...

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Main Authors: Jun Xiong, Huijun Wang, Yin Bao, Yuliang Guo, Yongxing Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-019-0885-5