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. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=4836