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DNA microarray analysis of the contused spinal cord: Effect of NMDA receptor inhibition

  1. O. Nesic1,*,
  2. N.M. Svrakic4,
  3. G-Y. Xu2,
  4. D. McAdoo2,
  5. K. N. Westlund2,3,
  6. C. E. Hulsebosch2,3,
  7. Zeiming Ye1,
  8. A. Galante5,
  9. P. Soteropoulos5,
  10. P. Tolias5,
  11. W. Young6,
  12. R.P. Hart6,
  13. J.R. Perez-Polo1

Article first published online: 15 APR 2002

DOI: 10.1002/jnr.10171

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Journal of Neuroscience Research

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volume 68, Issue 4, pages 406–423, 15 May 2002

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Nesic, O., Svrakic, N.M., Xu, G.-Y., McAdoo, D., Westlund, K. N., Hulsebosch, C. E., Ye, Z., Galante, A., Soteropoulos, P., Tolias, P., Young, W., Hart, R.P. and Perez-Polo, J.R. (2002), DNA microarray analysis of the contused spinal cord: Effect of NMDA receptor inhibition. J. Neurosci. Res., 68: 406–423. doi: 10.1002/jnr.10171

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  1. 1

    Department of Human Biological Chemistry and Genetics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas

  2. 2

    Marine Biomedical Institute, University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Texas

  3. 3

    Department of Anatomy and Neurosciences, University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Texas

  4. 4

    Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri

  5. 5

    Center for Applied Genomics, Public Health Research Institute and Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Newark, New Jersey

  6. 6

    UND-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey

*Olivera Nesic, Ph.D., Department of HBC&G, Gail Borden Building, IV Floor, 301 University Blvd., Galveston, TX 77555-0652

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 26 APR 2002
  2. Article first published online: 15 APR 2002
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 6 DEC 2001
  4. Manuscript Revised: 3 DEC 2001
  5. Manuscript Received: 20 NOV 2001

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  • NINDS
  • Mission Connect Consortium of the TIRR Foundation
  • Clayton Foundation

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