Animal models of cerebral arterial gas embolism

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Abstract

Cerebral arterial gas embolism is a dreaded complication of diving and invasive medical procedures. Many different animal models have been used in research on cerebral arterial gas embolism. This review provides an overview of the most important characteristics of these animal models. The properties discussed are species, cerebrovascular anatomy, method of air embolization, amount of air, bubble size, outcome parameters, anesthesia, blood glucose, body temperature and blood pressure. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)233-245
JournalJournal of Neuroscience Methods
Volume205
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

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