Blood-brain barrier function in cerebral malaria in Malawian children

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 64, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 207-213

  Brown, H ^a   Rogerson, S ^a   Taylor, T ^a   Tembo, M ^a   Mwenechanya, J ^a   Molyneux, M ^a   Turner, G ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; PLASMA PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN MALARIA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MACROPHAGE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SEIZURE;

EID: 0034973040     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2001.64.207     Document Type: Article

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