Prophylactic but Not Delayed Administration of Simvastatin Protects Against Long-Lasting Cognitive and Morphological Consequences of Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury, Reduces Interleukin-1β and Tumor Necrosis Factor-α mRNA Induction, and Does Not Affect Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression
- 1 August 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Stroke
- Vol. 34 (8) , 2007-2012
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.str.0000080677.24419.88
Abstract
Background and Purpose— Prophylactic administration of simvastatin has been shown to protect against brain damage and its long-lasting behavioral consequences in neonatal rats. To establish the dru...Keywords
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