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Smooth muscle phenotype switching in blast traumatic brain injury-induced cerebral vasospasm.
Translational stroke research - 1 Jun 2014
Hald Eric S, Alford Patrick W
Abstract excerpt
Due to increased survival rates among soldiers exposed to explosive blasts, blast-induced traumatic brain injury (bTBI) has become much more prevalent in recent years. Cerebral vasospasm (CVS) is a common manifestation of brain injury whose incidence is significantly increased in bTBI. CVS is characterized by initial vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) hypercontractility, followed by prolonged vessel remodeling...
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