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Endogenous plasminogen activators mediate progressive intracerebral hemorrhage after traumatic brain injury in mice.
Blood - 16 Apr 2015
Hijazi Nuha, Abu Fanne Rami, Abramovitch Rinat, Yarovoi Serge, Higazi Muhamed, Abdeen Suhair, Basheer Maamon, Maraga Emad, Cines Douglas B, Higazi Abd Al-Roof
Abstract excerpt
Persistent intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a major cause of death and disability after traumatic brain injury (TBI) for which no medical treatment is available. Delayed bleeding is often ascribed to consumptive coagulopathy initiated by exposed brain tissue factor. We examined an alternative hypothesis, namely, that marked release of tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) followed by delayed synthesis and...
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