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"Scientists at the University of Wisconsin have demonstrated that, in male rats, nitrous oxide impairs axon regeneration after multiple types of injuries. Importantly, their results could point toward a possible mechanism. Reporting in the journal Anesthesiology, the authors discuss the effects of nitrous oxide in four model systems: an in vitro evaluation of axon regeneration following a sciatic nerve injury, in vivo tests of regeneration following a sharp spinal cord or an optic nerve injury, and a test of functional recovery after a blunt spinal cord injury. In most experiments, a group of male rats received either a single 70-percent dose of nitrous oxide for two hours, a series of 80-percent doses, or no gas, and were injured or not, in the case of the controls. In some experiments, the rats also received folic acid supplementation, which helps spur axonal recovery. All experiments showed that nitrous oxide reduced the amount of axonal recovery following an injury..."
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- Subject:
- Applied Science
- Health, Medicine and Nursing
- Material Type:
- Diagram/Illustration
- Reading
- Provider:
- Research Square
- Provider Set:
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- Date Added:
- 11/12/2019