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Microfluidic Model to Evaluate Astrocyte Activation in Penumbral Region following Ischemic Stroke
- Kathryn M. Denecke,
- Catherine A. McBain,
- Brock G. Hermes,
- Sireesh Kumar Teertam,
- Mehtab Farooqui,
- María Virumbrales-Muñoz,
- Jennifer Panackal,
- David J. Beebe,
- Bolanle Famakin and
- Jose M. Ayuso
Stroke is one of the main causes of death in the US and post-stroke treatment options remain limited. Ischemic stroke is caused by a blood clot that compromises blood supply to the brain, rapidly leading to tissue death at the core of the infarcted a...