EMP-induced alterations of tight junction protein expression and disruption of the blood-brain barrier

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 196, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 154-160

  Ding, Gui Rong ^a   Qiu, Lian Bo ^a   Wang, Xiao Wu ^a   Li, Kang Chu ^a   Zhou, Yong Chun ^a   Zhou, Yan ^a   Zhang, Jie ^a   Zhou, Jia Xing ^a   Li, Yu Rong ^a   Guo, Guo Zhen ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Blood brain barrier; Electromagnetic pulse; Permeability; Rat; Tight junction protein

Indexed keywords

OCCLUDIN; PROTEIN ZO1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HOMEOSTASIS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MALE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MICROVASCULATURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; TIGHT JUNCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PERMEABILITY; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIGHT JUNCTIONS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 77953293152     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2010.04.011     Document Type: Article

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