Molecular characteristics of pial microvessels of the rat optic nerve. Can pial microvessels be used as a model for the blood-brain barrier?

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 288, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 259-265

  Lawrenson, J G ^a,b   Reid, A R ^a   Allt, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anionic sites; Bloodbrain barrier; Cationic colloidal gold; Enzyme digestion; Lectin gold; Optic nerve; Pial microvessels; Rat (Sprague Dawley)

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; PAPAIN; SIALIDASE; STREPTAVIDIN; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; GLYCOCALYX; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; PIA MATER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; GOLD; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; OPTIC NERVE; PIA MATER; POLYLYSINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ANIMALIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0030955124     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410050811     Document Type: Article

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