Cerebral malaria: a vasculopathy
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- DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2010.091090
Cerebral malaria: a vasculopathy
Abstract
This Commentary highlights recent advances in research on cerebral malaria.
Comment on
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Murine cerebral malaria is associated with a vasospasm-like microcirculatory dysfunction, and survival upon rescue treatment is markedly increased by nimodipine.Am J Pathol. 2010 Mar;176(3):1306-15. doi: 10.2353/ajpath.2010.090691. Epub 2010 Jan 28. Am J Pathol. 2010. PMID: 20110412 Free PMC article.
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