Detection of Blood–Nerve Barrier Permeability by Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 686, Issue , 2011, Pages 267-271

  Wessig, Carsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blood nerve barrier; Contrast agent; Gadofluorine M; MRI; Permeability; PNS

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GADOFLUORINE M; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD NERVE BARRIER; MALE; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERMEABILITY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; BLOOD-NERVE BARRIER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PERMEABILITY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 79957711824     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: 19406029     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-938-3_12     Document Type: Chapter

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