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SUBMITTER: Chu H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5000647 | biostudies-other | 2016 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Chu Heling H Huang Chuyi C Ding Hongyan H Dong Jing J Gao Zidan Z Yang Xiaobo X Tang Yuping Y Dong Qiang Q
International journal of molecular sciences 20160811 8
Cerebrovascular diseases are conditions caused by problems with brain vasculature, which have a high morbidity and mortality. Aquaporin-4 (AQP4) is the most abundant water channel in the brain and crucial for the formation and resolution of brain edema. Considering brain edema is an important pathophysiological change after stoke, AQP4 is destined to have close relation with cerebrovascular diseases. However, this relation is not limited to brain edema due to other biological effects elicited by ...[more]