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Vasopressin Hypersecretion-Associated Brain Edema Formation in Ischemic Stroke: Underlying Mechanisms.
Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association - 1 Jun 2016
Jia Shu-Wei, Liu Xiao-Yu, Wang Stephani C, Wang Yu-Feng
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Brain edema formation is a major cause of brain damages and the high mortality of ischemic stroke. The aim of this review is to explore the relationship between ischemic brain edema formation and vasopressin (VP) hypersecretion in addition to the oxygen and glucose deprivation and the ensuing reperfusion injury. METHODS: Pertinent studies involving ischemic stroke, brain edema formation, astrocytes,...
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