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Contusion |
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http://psink.de/scio/Contusion |
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Contusion is an experimental spinal cord injury model where force is inflicted on the spinal cord from one side for a short moment. "Contusion devices are designed to inflict a transient, acute injury to the spinal cord. The category includes weight-drop apparatuses,electromagnetic impactors and a recently described air gun device."doi:10.1038/sc.2014.91 |
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Adult female Sprague Dawley rats (~230 g) received a moderate contusion to the thoracic (T9-T10) spinal cord, using the MASCIS impactor device. PMID: 26896212 |
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PMID: 26896212 |
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scio:Contusion |
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Contusion |
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