Synergistic effects of neurons and astrocytes on the differentiation of brain capillary endothelial cells in culture

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 165-170

  Schiera, Gabriella ^a   Bono, Epifania ^a   Raffa, Maria Pia ^a   Gallo, Alessia ^a   Pitarresi, Giovanna Laura ^a   Di Liegro, Italia ^a   Savettieri, Giovanni ^b  

^a Dipto Biol Cell Sviluppo A   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Blood brain barrier; Brain capillary endothelial cells; Cocultures; Cortical neurons; Occludin; Tight junctions

Indexed keywords

OCCLUDIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN CAPILLARY; CAPILLARY ENDOTHELIUM; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; MEMBRANE BIOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0141463755     PISSN: 15821838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2003.tb00215.x     Document Type: Article

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