Articles by author - Jaroslav Pokorny


Methylprednisolone reduces axonal impairment in the experimental model of brain oedema.

OBJECTIVES: In our earlier paper we demonstrated that opening of the blood-brain barrier with an osmotic insult induces brain oedema which.....

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Nicotine effects on rat seizures susceptibility and hippocampal neuronal degeneration.

OBJECTIVES: Nicotine is a widely used drug of abuse exerting number of effects on the central nervous system. The study was aimed at the e.....

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Time-dependent axonal impairment in experimental model of brain oedema.

OBJECTIVES: Clinically very serious condition of ischaemia and brain injury which are often associated with brain oedema is frequently acc.....

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Significance of the plasma membrane for the nerve cell function, development and plasticity.

: Lipoid character of plasma membrane namely the presence of polyenic fatty acids enables to interact with membrane proteins and in certai.....

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