Debilitating stresses do not increase blood-brain barrier permeability: Lack of the involvement of corticosteroids

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 30-37

  Park, Dongsun ^a   Jeon, Jeong Hee ^a   Shin, Sunhee ^a   Jang, Ja Young ^a   Choi, Byong il ^a   Nahm, Sang Seop ^b   Kang, Jong Koo ^a   Hwang, Seock Yeon ^c   Kim, Jong Choon ^d   Kim, Yun Bae ^a  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^c Juseong College   (South Korea)

^d Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adrenalectomy; Blood brain barrier permeability; Corticosteroids; Mifepristone; Seizures; Stress

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE; CORTICOSTEROID; EVANS BLUE; MIFEPRISTONE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; SOMAN;

ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; COLD STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE; STRESS; WATER IMMERSION;

MUS; RATTUS;

EID: 42149095865     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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