Cerebral venous thrombosis (IMAGE)

University of Würzburg

Cerebral venous thrombosis

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A) Schematic representation of the large cerebral veins. B) Modern microscopy techniques make it possible to visualize clot formation in the cerebral veins of mice. The left image shows vessels from a diseased mouse, whereas the right images are from mice whose platelets have been inhibited.

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Rudolf Virchow Center / University of Wuerzburg

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