Understanding the physiology of the blood-brain barrier: In vitro models

News in Physiological Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 287-293

  Grant, Gerald A ^a   Abbott, N Joan ^b   Janigro, Damir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032261713     PISSN: 08861714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/physiologyonline.1998.13.6.287     Document Type: Article

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