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Effects of Drugs of Abuse on the Blood-Brain Barrier: A Brief Overview

The use of psychostimulants and alcohol disrupts blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity, resulting in alterations to cellular function, and contributes to neurotoxicity. The BBB is the critical boundary of the central nervous system (CNS) where it maintains intracellular homeostasis and facilitates com...

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Autores principales: Pimentel, Emely, Sivalingam, Kalaiselvi, Doke, Mayur, Samikkannu, Thangavel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7326150/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32670001
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2020.00513