reperfusion

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Restoration of the blood supply to an organ or tissue following a period of ischemia.
Note: Reperfusion itself may cause further injury to the tissue (ischemia-reperfusion injury), for instance due to production of reactive oxygen species or excessive \(\ce{Ca^{2+}}\) influx.
Source:
PAC, 2015, 87, 841. (IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)) on page 902 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'reperfusion' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12048 RIS BibTex EndNote
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