Cytotoxic brain edema, usually a consequence of astrocyte swelling, is an important complication of stroke, traumatic brain injury, hepatic encephalopathy, and other neurological disorders. Although mechanisms underlying astrocyte swelling are not fully understood, oxidative stress (OS) has generall
Questioning the role of salicylic acid and cytosolic acidification in mitogen-activated protein kinase activation induced by cryptogein in tobacco cells
β Scribed by Angela Lebrun-Garcia; Annick Chiltz; Elisabeth Gout; Richard Bligny; Alain Pugin
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 153 KB
- Volume
- 214
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0032-0935
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