The effects of hypoglycemic and alcoholic coma on the blood-brain barrier permeability

Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 108-112

  Yorulmaz, Hatice ^a   Seker, Fatma Burcu ^b   Oztas, Baria ^c  

^a HALIC UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alcoholic coma; Blood brain barrier; Hypoglycemic coma

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958779991     PISSN: 15128601     EISSN: 18404812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17305/bjbms.2011.2591     Document Type: Article

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