Excitotoxic ATP and glutamate signalling during central nervous system ischaemia

Neural cell death plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of various ischaemic disorders of the central nervous system (CNS), most prominently stroke, causing very significant mortality and morbidity. Severe ischaemia rapidly kills both neurons and astrocytes, two CNS cell types whose interactions...

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Main Author: Vermehren, Philipp Julio
Other Authors: Fern, Robert
Published: University of Leicester 2010
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.530528