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Studies from Institute of Experimental Medicine Describe New Findings in Ischemia

Published in Blood Weekly, October 27th, 2011

2011 OCT 27 -- A report, "Impact of global cerebral ischemia on K+ channel expression and membrane properties of glial cells in the rat hippocampus," is newly published data in Neurochemistry International. "Astrocytes and NG2 glia respond to CNS injury by the formation of a glial scar. Since the changes in K(+) currents in astrocytes and NG2 glia that accompany glial scar formation might influence tissue outcome by altering K(+) ion homeostasis, we aimed to characterize the changes in K(+) currents in hippocampal astrocytes and NG2 glia during an extended time window of reperfusion after ischemic injury," investigators in Prague, Czech Republic report.

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