title: Immediate ischemic preconditioning for spinal cord protection following descending thoracic aortic cross-clamping.
authors.forename: Ioannis K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Toumpoulis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000503:physiopathology; D003250:Constriction; D005073:Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory / Q000502:physiology*; D019194:Ischemic Preconditioning / Q000379:methods*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*