The animal surgery core will provide the rabbit spinal cord ischemia model (RSCIM), rat fimbria-fornix (FF) and rat perforant path (PP) transection models for all the investigators involved in this program. These models permit in vivo pharmacological studies of the neurotrophic factors and related molecules that will be tested for efficacy in developing new treatments for stroke and central nervous system trauma. These models can also be used to supply tissues for biochemical studies of the effects of acute damage on the central nervous system.

Project Start
1998-06-01
Project End
2000-05-31
Budget Start
Budget End
Support Year
8
Fiscal Year
1998
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of California San Diego
Department
Type
DUNS #
077758407
City
La Jolla
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
92093
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