Evaluation of Blood-Brain Barrier Transporters by Co-culture of Brain Capillary Endothelial Cells with Astrocytes

Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 34-41

  Kido, Yasuto ^a   Tamai, Ikumi ^a   Nakanishi, Takeo ^a   Kagami, Toru ^a   Hirosawa, Iori ^a   Sai, Yoshimichi ^a   Tsuji, Akira ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

astrocytes; blood brain barrier; brain capillary endothelial cells; brain efflux; co culture; transcellular transport

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344638916     PISSN: 13474367     EISSN: 18800920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2133/dmpk.17.34     Document Type: Article

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