To Date, the Most Effective Laboratory Method Minimizing the Damage

question 205

Multiple Choice

To date, the most effective laboratory method minimizing the damage resulting from stroke in nonhuman animals has been to:

• A) use drugs which trap free radicals.
• B) use drugs which effect cannabinoids.
• C) use neurotrophins which block apoptosis.
• D) cool the brain.

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