Mesh term Ischemic Preconditioning
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Therapeutics
Description
A technique in which tissue is rendered resistant to the deleterious effects of prolonged ISCHEMIA and REPERFUSION by prior exposure to brief, repeated periods of vascular occlusion. (Am J Physiol 1995 May;268(5 Pt 2):H2063-7, Abstract)Browse to child terms:
Ischemic Preconditioning, Myocardial
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