Paravascular microcirculation facilitates rapid lipid transport and astrocyte signaling in the brain

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Thrane, Vinita Rangroo ^a,b   Thrane, Alexander S ^a,b   Plog, Benjamin A ^a   Thiyagarajan, Meenakshisundaram ^a   Iliff, Jeffrey J ^a   Deane, Rashid ^a   Nagelhus, Erlend A ^b   Nedergaard, Maiken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN; CHEMISTRY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROCIRCULATION; MOLECULAR IMAGING; MOUSE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BRAIN; CALCIUM; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MOLECULAR IMAGING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84883801372     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep02582     Document Type: Article

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