The 70 kDa heat shock protein protects against experimental traumatic brain injury

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) causes disruption of the blood brain barrier (BBB) leading to hemorrhage which can complicate an already catastrophic illness. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) involved in the breakdown of the extracellular matrix may lead to brain hemorrhage. We explore the contribution...

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Main Authors: Jong Youl Kim, Nuri Kim, Zhen Zheng, Jong Eun Lee, Midori A. Yenari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-10-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996113001861