Diffusion of molecules in brain extracellular space: Theory and experiment

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 125, Issue , 2000, Pages 129-154

  Nicholson, Charles ^a   Chen, Kevin C ^a   Hrabětová, Sabina ^a   Tao, Lian ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLY[N (2 HYDROXYPROPYL)METHACRYLAMIDE]; POTASSIUM ION;

BRAIN; CALCULATION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL SHAPE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIFFUSION; EXPERIMENT; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GEOMETRY; MACROMOLECULE; MICROSCOPY; MODEL; MOLECULAR SIZE; OSMOSIS; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORY; VOLUME TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0034588769     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(00)25007-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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