STROKE - A DOUBLE-EDGED-SWORD FOR CLEAVING CLOTS

Authors
ANTHONY DC PERRY VH
Citation
Dc. Anthony et Vh. Perry, STROKE - A DOUBLE-EDGED-SWORD FOR CLEAVING CLOTS, Current biology, 8(8), 1998, pp. 274-277
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,Biology
Journal title
Current biology → ACNP
ISSN journal
09609822
Volume
8
Issue
8
Year of publication
1998
Pages
274 - 277
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-9822(1998)8:8<274:S-ADFC>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
The discovery that tissue plasminogen activator can promote neuronal d egeneration has uncovered a novel pathway leading to neuronal cell dea th and raises important issues concerning the use of tissue plasminoge n activator as a thrombolytic therapy for stroke. (C) Current Biology Ltd ISSN 0960-9822.