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Recovery inhibitors under attack

Once a blood vessel supplying the brain has been blocked, the opportunity to prevent brain damage is fleeting. An alternative strategy might be to guide the damaged area onto the path to recovery. See Letter p.305

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Figure 1: The local consequences of stroke.

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Staley, K. Recovery inhibitors under attack. Nature 468, 176–177 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/468176a

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