The attenuation of neurological injury from the use of simvastatin after spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats

Abstract Background Spinal cord ischemic injury remains a serious complication of open surgical and endovascular aortic procedures. Simvastatin has been reported to be associated with neuroprotective effect after spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury. The aim of this study was to determine th...

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Main Authors: Jung-Hee Ryu, Jin-woo Park, Jin-Young Hwang, Seong-Joo Park, Jin-Hee Kim, Hye-Min Sohn, Sung Hee Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2018-03-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-018-0496-6