Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 protects hypoxic astrocytes against glutamate toxicity
Stroke is a major neurological disorder characterized by an increase in the Glu (glutamate) concentration resulting in excitotoxicity and eventually cellular damage and death in the brain. HIF-1 (hypoxia-inducible factor-1), a transcription factor, plays an important protective role in promoting cel...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Neurochemistry
2012
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3363983/ |