Acute Treatment with Docosahexaenoic Acid Complexed to Albumin Reduces Injury after a Permanent Focal Cerebral Ischemia in Rats

Docosahexaenoic acid complexed to albumin (DHA-Alb) is highly neuroprotective after temporary middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAo), but whether a similar effect occurs in permanent MCAo is unknown. Male Sprague-Dawley rats (270–330 g) underwent permanent MCAo. Neurological function was evaluated...

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Main Authors: Eady, Tiffany N., Khoutorova, Larissa, Anzola, Daniela V., Hong, Sung-Ha, Obenaus, Andre, Mohd-Yusof, Alena, Bazan, Nicolas G., Belayev, Ludmila
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3806755/