To determine the contribution of tissue factor (TF) to focal cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury, we investigated the changes in TF in rat brains with transient focal cerebral ischemia and also assessed the effect of TF pathway inhibitor (TFPI).
Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine and Dental Sciences, University of Kagoshima, 8-35-1, Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, 890-8520, Japan. niiromsk@m2.kufm.kagoshima-u.ac.jp