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Bridging barriers: a comparative look at the blood–brain barrier across organisms

The blood–brain barrier (BBB) restricts free access of molecules between the blood and the brain and is essential for regulating the neural microenvironment. Here, we describe how the BBB was initially characterized and how the current field evaluates barrier properties. We next detail the cellular...

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Autores principales: O'Brown, Natasha M., Pfau, Sarah J., Gu, Chenghua
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5959231/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29692355
http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/gad.309823.117