Chemical reaction keeps stroke-damaged brain from repairing itself

Stuart A. Lipton, M.D., Ph.D., is director of the Del E. Webb Neuroscience, Aging, and Stem Cell Research Center at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute and a clinical neurologist.... LA JOLLA, Calif., February 4, 2013 - Nitric oxide, a gaseous molecule produced in the brain, can damage neurons.

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