Core concepts: Development of the blood-brain barrier

NeoReviews

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages e241-e250

  Malaeb, Shadi N ^a   Cohen, Susan S ^b   Virgintino, Daniela ^c   Stonestreet, Barbara S ^d  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84893793161     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/neo.13-4-e241     Document Type: Article

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