X-Message-Number: 4836
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 1995 15:02:21 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Eugene Leitl <>
Subject: Free-radical brain damage in MODS (fwd)

A forward concerning the possibility of
free-radical damage of crypreserved (and vitrified?)
cerebral tissue.

-- Eugene

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 1995 17:24:41 -0700
From: Scott Tyler <>
To: "bionet.neuroscience mail newsgroup" <>
Subject: Free-radical brain damage in MODS

It is =B3known=B2 that free radicals play a large part=20
in traumatic, vascular and cryo- brain damage.  It=20
also seems established that cytokineses, etc. in=20
multiple organ dysfunction syndrome/DIC (MODS) cross=20
the BBB and open the BBB to allow free radical access=20
to the brain.

Question:  is anyone out there studying the above=20
situation?  I have spent a day or so on MEDLARS and=20
don=B9t find any articles.  Is there anywhere on the=20
=8Cnet I should be asking? =20

G. Scott Tyler, M.D.



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