Neuroscience

New insights into cellular processes after a stroke

Strokes lead to irreversible damage to the brain and are one of the most common causes of dependency or death. As the cellular reactions to a cerebral infarction are not yet fully understood, there are no current techniques ...

Infarction

In medicine, infarction refers to tissue death (necrosis) that is caused by a local lack of oxygen due to obstruction of the tissue's blood supply. The resulting lesion is referred to as an infarct.

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