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Abstract
The author reviews the major biochemical events that follow in the wake of a significant brain ischemic insult. Evidence is presented that establishes lactic acidosis as a significant accelerant of the ischemic cascade and that proposes that uncontrolled entry of calcium into the vulnerable neuron triggers cell death.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID: 6680165
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurol Clin ISSN: 0733-8619 Impact factor: 3.806