ISSN:
1420-9071
Keywords:
Growth factor
;
brain injury
;
brain regeneration
;
development
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Newborn rats were injured with a puncture wound in one cerebral hemisphere. Experimental animals were treated with three i.p. injections of Glia Maturation Factor (GMF) at daily intervals starting from the time of injury, whereas control littermates were treated with equivalent amounts of bovine serum albumin. At 25 days old the size of the cerebral cortex at the plane of injury was measured on representative brain sections. In control rats the injured side was 18% smaller than the normal side whereas in GMF-treated animals the difference was only 1%. The results suggest a possible regulatory role of GMF in promoting tissue recovery from brain damage.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02004534
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