A new astrocytic cell line which is able to induce a blood-brain barrier property in cultured brain capillary endothelial cells

Cytotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 11-17

  Beuckmann, Carsten T ^a   Dernbach, Katja ^a   Hakvoort, Ansgar ^a   Galla, Hans Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

astrocytes; blood brain barrier; clone; continuous cell line

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030900422     PISSN: 09209069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007936323956     Document Type: Article

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