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BioMed Research International
Volume 2013, Article ID 985093, 14 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/985093
Research Article

Neuroprotective Activity of Thioctic Acid in Central Nervous System Lesions Consequent to Peripheral Nerve Injury

Daniele Tomassoni,1 Francesco Amenta,2 Lorenzo Di Cesare Mannelli,3 Carla Ghelardini,3 Innocent E. Nwankwo,2 Alessandra Pacini,4 and Seyed Khosrow Tayebati2

1School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, University of Camerino, Via Gentile III da Varano, 62032 Camerino, Italy
2School of Medicinal and Health Products Sciences, University of Camerino, Via Madonna delle Carceri, 9, 62032 Camerino, Italy
3Department of Clinical and Preclinical Pharmacology, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini, 6, 50134 Florence, Italy
4Department of Anatomy, Histology and Forensic Medicine, University of Florence, Largo Brambilla, 1, 50134 Florence, Italy

Received 7 August 2013; Revised 25 November 2013; Accepted 25 November 2013

Academic Editor: Swaran J. S. Flora

Copyright © 2013 Daniele Tomassoni et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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