POST TRAUMATIC PROTECTION OF BRAIN IN RATS USING RAT TERMOHYPOTHERM DEVICE

Authors : Raşit AHISKA, Hüseyin DEMİREL, Bilgehan ERKAL

Pages : 29-38

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Publication Date : 2010-08-09

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :ABSTRACT In this study, the protective effects of hypothermia after trauma in the brain of rats have been investigated. An apparatus called “Rat Thermohypotherm Device” has been designed and implemented to induce   hypothermia. To experiment with the device, rats have been separated in two groups. Experimental traumatic brain injury has been induced to the both groups. Hypothermia is applied only one of these two groups. As a result, it has been observed that the hypothermia therapy had reduced the mortality rate by 80%.     Key Words: Hypothermia, thermoelectric, brain trauma, mortality rate
Keywords : Hypothermia, thermoelectric, brain trauma, mortality rate