Taming the clot-buster tPA

Ted M. Dawson; Valina L. Dawson

doi:10.1038/nm0906-993

Taming the clot-buster tPA

Ted M. Dawson, Valina L. Dawson

School of Medicine

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Abstract

Treating stroke with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) can help dissolve blood clots and improve outcome. But tPA also increases the risk of hemorrhage and has other deleterious effects. A new approach to treatment minimizes these negative effects.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	993-994
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature medicine
Volume	12
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0906-993
State	Published - Sep 2006

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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)

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