School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University

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Neuroscience

Rat Model of Closed-Head Mild Traumatic Injury and its Validation

Yishu Liu^*1, Tingting Wang^*1, Changquan Zhang¹, Jifeng Cai¹

¹Department of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University

Here, we present a closed-head mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) rat model and its validation exhibiting remarkable similarity to human mTBI concerning behavioral manifestations during the acute and subacute stages.