International Journal of Molecular Sciences Article An In Vivo Study of a Rat Fluid-Percussion-Induced Traumatic Brain Injury Model with [11C]PBR28 and [18F]flumazenil PET Imaging Krishna Kanta Ghosh 1, Parasuraman Padmanabhan 1,2,* , Chang-Tong Yang 1,3,4, Zhimin Wang 1, Mathangi Palanivel 1 , Kian Chye Ng 5, Jia Lu 5, Jan Carlstedt-Duke 6 , Christer Halldin 1,7 and Balázs Gulyás 1,2,7,* 1 Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, 59 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 636921, Singapore;
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[email protected] (B.G.); Tel.:+65-69041186 (P.P.) Citation: Ghosh, K.K.; Abstract: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) modelled by lateral fluid percussion-induction (LFPI) in rats Padmanabhan, P.; Yang, C.-T.; Wang, is a widely used experimental rodent model to explore and understand the underlying cellular and Z.; Palanivel, M.; Ng, K.C.; Lu, J.; molecular alterations in the brain caused by TBI in humans.