Targeting calcium overload could improve stroke outcomes, research suggests (IMAGE)

University of Virginia Health System

Targeting calcium overload could improve stroke outcomes, research suggests

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Petr Tvrdik, PhD, has found that immune cells called microglia are flooded with waves of calcium in the wake of ischemic strokes

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Courtesy Tvrdik lab

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