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Can variation in aquaporin 4 gene be associated with different outcomes in traumatic brain edema?
Neuroscience letters - 16 Oct 2007
Romeiro Ricardo R, Romano-Silva Marco A, De Marco Luiz, Teixeira Antonio L, Correa Humberto
Abstract excerpt
In traumatic brain injury (TBI), cerebral edema and hemorrhage are factors involved in the determination of the clinical presentation and outcome. The aquaporin 4 (AQP4) water channel is abundant in mammalian brain and there is a growing body of evidence suggesting that this protein plays a major role in the control of water flow within the central nervous system. Previous studies examined the influence of...
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