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To Dr. Siesjö’s list of possible explanations for the relative susceptibility of brain to sub-total ischemia and for the protection afforded by barbiturates, our own studies (1) in the gerbil suggest that an additional factor, i.e., hypermetabolism of variably damaged tissue, may also play a role.
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Duffy, T.E., Levy, D.E. (1977). Discussion: Metabolic Aspects of Cerebral Hypoxia-Ischemia. In: Reivich, M., Coburn, R., Lahiri, S., Chance, B. (eds) Tissue Hypoxia and Ischemia. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 78. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9035-4_22
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