MICROGLIA ACTIVATION AS A BIOMARKER FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

MICROGLIA ACTIVATION AS A BIOMARKER FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has become the signature wound of wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Injury may result from a mechanical force, a rapid acceleration-deceleration movement, or a blast wave. A cascade of secondary cell death events ensues after the initial injury. In particular, multiple inf...

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Main Authors: Diana G Hernadez-Ontiveros, Naoki eTajiri, Sandra eAcosta, Brian eGiunta, Jun eTan, Cesar V Borlongan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
Microglia
brain imaging
head trauma
anti-inflammatory therapy
Inflammatory Response
secondary cell death
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2013.00030/full

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