Simvastatin Protects Against Long-Lasting Behavioral and Morphological Consequences of Neonatal Hypoxic/Ischemic Brain Injury
- 1 September 2001
- journal article
- other
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Stroke
- Vol. 32 (9) , 2185-2191
- https://doi.org/10.1161/hs0901.094287
Abstract
Background and Purpose— Recent studies suggest that statins (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors) not only reduce the incidence of stroke by lowering cholesterol levels but m...Keywords
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