Endothelial vesicles in the blood-brain barrier: Are they related to permeability?

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 149-163

  Stewart, Patricia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood brain barrier; Endothelium; Plasmalemmal vesicles; Review; Transcytosis; Vascular permeability

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; TRANSFERRIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN CAPILLARY; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; MACROMOLECULE; MALE; MEMBRANE VESICLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; TRANSCYTOSIS;

ANIMALS; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; CAPILLARIES; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033968049     PISSN: 02724340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007026504843     Document Type: Review

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