Chemical blocking of zinc ions in CNS increases neuronal damage following traumatic brain injury (TBI) in mice.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the leading causes of disability and death among young people. Although much is already known about secondary brain damage the full range of brain tissue responses to TBI remains to be elucidated. A population of neurons located in cerebral areas associated wit...

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Main Authors: Peter Doering, Meredin Stoltenberg, Milena Penkowa, Jørgen Rungby, Agnete Larsen, Gorm Danscher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-04-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2852423?pdf=render