Splenectomy may be a prophylactic treatment for cerebral ischemia?

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 347-349

  Izci, Yusuf ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BONE MARROW; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN PERFUSION; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISABILITY; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NONHUMAN; REPERFUSION INJURY; SPLEEN; SPLENECTOMY; STROKE; TISSUE OXYGENATION;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CELL MOVEMENT; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGES; SPLEEN; SPLENECTOMY;

RODENTIA;

EID: 77955563724     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2010.03.018     Document Type: Article

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