Blood-brain barrier in liver failure: Are cracks appearing in the wall?

Liver International

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1087-1090

  Wright, Gavin ^a   Sharifi, Yalda ^a   Jalan, Rajiv ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LIVER FAILURE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN EDEMA; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; EDITORIAL; ENCEPHALITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN EDEMA; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; MICE; RATS;

EID: 79951657220     PISSN: 14783223     EISSN: 14783231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2010.02282.x     Document Type: Editorial

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