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Association between Ngb polymorphisms and ischemic stroke in the Southern Chinese Han population.
BMC medical genetics - 16 Dec 2008
Lin Yi, Fang Ling, Xue Xie-Hua, Murong Shen-Xing, Wang Ning, Wu Zhi-Ying
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BACKGROUND: Neuroglobin (Ngb), one of novel members of the globin superfamily, is expressed predominantly in brain neurons, and appears to modulate hypoxic-ischemic insults. The mechanisms underlying Ngb-mediated neuronal protection are still unclear. For it is one of the candidate protective fac...
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