Molecular anatomy of interendothelial junctions in human blood-brain barrier microvessels

Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 67-75

  Vorbrodt, Andrzej W ^a   Dobrogowska, Donuta H ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE INSTITUTE FOR BASIC RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherens junctions; Blood brain barrier; Immunogold cytochemistry; Interendothelial junctions; Tight junctions

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CATENIN; BETA CATENIN; CADHERIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CLAUDIN; COLLOIDAL GOLD; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OCCLUDIN; PLAKOGLOBIN; PROTEIN P120; PROTEIN ZO1;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL JUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNODETECTION; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MENINGIOMA; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY; MICROVASCULATURE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 2642563866     PISSN: 02398508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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