tPA for Stroke : The Story of a Controversial Drug


Justin A. Zivin
Bok Engelsk 2010 · Electronic books.
Utgitt
Oxford : : Oxford University Press, USA, , 2010.
Omfang
1 online resource (206 p.)
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Contents; To the Reader; Part 1: Discovery; Part 2: Change, Resistance, and Transformation; Post-Script; Interviews; Notes; Bibliography; Index. - Without warning stroke can paralyze, blind, or kill. Some victims recover, but many do not and may even suffer another disabling or fatal attack. The drug known as tPA can drastically reduce the long-term disability associated with stroke, but despite its near-miraculous capabilities and the growing support of most neurologists, it has been slow to win acceptance as the standard of care in emergency departments nationwide. tPA for Stroke chronicles how this remarkable drug came to be tested in stroke victims, its early years in development by the pharmaceutical giant Genentech, and its eventua
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Cerebrovascular disease - Chemotherapy - History
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
Biological Factors
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9780195393927

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