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Age-specific transcriptional response to stroke.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Jul 2014
Sieber Matthias W, Guenther Madlen, Jaenisch Nadine, Albrecht-Eckardt Daniela, Kohl Matthias, Witte Otto W, Frahm Christiane
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Increased age is a major risk factor for stroke incidence and post-ischemic mortality. To develop age-adjusted therapeutic interventions, a clear understanding of the complexity of age-related post-ischemic mechanisms is essential. Transient occlusion of the middle cerebral artery--a model that closely resembles human stroke--was used to induce cerebral infarction in mice of 4 different ages (2, 9, 15, 24...
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