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Milos Pekny1, Ulrika Wilhelmsson2, Turgut Tatlisumak3

  • 1Center for Brain Repair, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Box 440, 40530 Gothenburg, Sweden; Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Parkville, VIC, Australia; University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.

Neuroscience Letters
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AstrocytesBrain ischemiaBrain repairC3C3aGFAPIntermediate filaments (Nanofilaments)NestinNeural plasticityPerinatal asphyxiaReactive gliosisStrokeThe complement systemVimentin

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