Immortalized mouse brain endothelial cells are ultrastructurally similar to endothelial cells and respond to astrocyte-conditioned medium

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Animal

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 777-784

  Wijsman, John A ^a   Shivers, Richard R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Astrocyte conditioned medium; Blood brain barrier; Freeze fracture; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FREEZE FRACTURE; GAP JUNCTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032452583     PISSN: 10712690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11626-998-0032-y     Document Type: Article

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