Reconstitution of the blood-brain barrier in cell culture for studies of drug transport and metabolism

Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 251-264

  De Boer, A G ^a   Breimer, D D ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

anatomy; in vitro; inflammation; isolation; visualization

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; BRAIN; CELL CULTURE; CELLS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; METABOLISM; PHARMACOKINETICS; VISUALIZATION;

ANATOMY; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN MICROVESSEL ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; INFLAMMATION; ISOLATION;

DRUG THERAPY;

CHLOROQUINE; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; OCTREOTIDE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ANATOMY; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN MICROCIRCULATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL ISOLATION; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG TRANSPORT; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; IMAGING; INFLAMMATION; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0030588582     PISSN: 0169409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-409X(96)00421-8     Document Type: Review

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