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Obstruction

Known as: blocks, occlusions, Obstructions 
Blockage of the normal flow of the contents of an anatomical passageway.
National Institutes of Health

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Broader (1)

Behavior
CDISC SEND Non-Neoplastic Finding Type TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyDental OcclusionGuidance for substance removal of CVA device obstruction:Find:Pt:Central vein:Doc:RF

Narrower (2)

Occlusion of artery (disorder)Stenosis

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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
CD18-mediated neutrophil recruitment contributes to the pathogenesis of reperfused but not nonreperfused stroke.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Neutrophil (PMN) recruitment mediated by increased expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Percutaneous closure of the small patent ductus arteriosus using occluding spring coils.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
The transient nature of the effect of ischemic preconditioning on myocardial infarct size and ventricular arrhythmia.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Proto-oncogene expression in porcine myocardium subjected to ischemia and reperfusion.
The molecular basis of myocardial adaptation to ischemia and reperfusion is poorly understood. It is thought that nuclear proto… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Hippocampal long-lasting potentiation produced by pairing single volleys and brief conditioning tetani evoked in separate afferents
Cooperative effects between afferents on the induction of long-lasting potentiation (LLP) of synaptic transmission were examined… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Sensitive detection of the effects of reperfusion on myocardium by ultrasonic tissue characterization with integrated backscatter.
We have shown recently that tissue characterization of myocardium with ultrasound reflects changes associated with contractile… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in patients with prior coronary bypass surgery.
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Coronary arteriography; method of presentation of the arteriogram report and a scoring system.
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
The Sertoli cell occluding junctions and gap junctions in mature and developing mammalian testis.
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Transorbital Approach to the Middle Cerebral Artery of the Squirrel Monkey: A Technique for Experimental Cerebral Infarction Applicable to Ultrastructural Studies
An appropriate surgical technique for the production of cerebral infarction must fulfill, among others, the following criteria in… 
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