A porcine astrocyte/endothelial cell co-culture model of the blood-brain barrier

Brain Research Protocols

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 91-98

  Jeliazkova Mecheva, Valentina V ^a   Bobilya, Dennis J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Blood brain barrier; Co culture

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; INULIN;

AGE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN CAPILLARY; CELL ISOLATION; CELL TYPE; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PERMEABILITY; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION;

EID: 0242569629     PISSN: 1385299X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresprot.2003.08.004     Document Type: Article

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