Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 243-249 , March 2006

Effects of Cyclosporin A on Neurological Outcome and Serum Biomarkers in the Same Setting of Spinal Cord Ischemia Model

  • Erdem A. Ozkisacik, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Adnan Menderes University Medical Faculty, Aydin, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Erdem A. Ozkisacik, MD, Adnan Menderes University, Tip Fakultesi, Kalp ve Damar Cerrahisi Anabilim Dali, Aydin 09100, Turkey
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  • Berent Discigil, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Adnan Menderes University Medical Faculty, Aydin, Turkey
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  • Mehmet Boga, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Adnan Menderes University Medical Faculty, Aydin, Turkey
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  • Ugur Gurcun, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Adnan Menderes University Medical Faculty, Aydin, Turkey
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  • Muharrem I. Badak, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Adnan Menderes University Medical Faculty, Aydin, Turkey
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  • Tunay Kurtoglu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Adnan Menderes University Medical Faculty, Aydin, Turkey
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  • Cigdem Yenisey, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry, Adnan Menderes University Medical Faculty, Aydin, Turkey
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  • Emel Dikicioglu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Adnan Menderes University Medical Faculty, Aydin, Turkey

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 This study was presented at the Fourth European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery/The European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Joint Meeting, Barcelona, Spain, September 24–28, 2005.

PII: S0890-5096(06)60038-1

doi: 10.1007/s10016-006-9022-2

Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 243-249 , March 2006

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