Enhancing the Delivery of Erythropoietin and Its Variants into the Ischemic Brain

The hematopoietic growth factor erythropoietin (EPO) and its neuroprotective, but not hematopoietic, variants asialoEPO, carbamylated EPO (CEPO), and low sialic acid EPO (Neuro-EPO) are attractive candidates for stroke treatment. Due to their large molecular weight, these proteins enter the brain on...

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Published in:The Scientific World Journal
Main Author: Dirk M. Hermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2009.104