Methamphetamine effects on blood-brain barrier structure and function

Frontiers in Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue MAR, 2015, Pages

  Northrop, Nicole A ^a   Yamamoto, Bryan K ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood brain barrier; Glutamate; Methamphetamine; Neuroinflammation; Oxidative stress; Tight junction

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; METHAMPHETAMINE; MONOAMINE;

BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN DAMAGE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DRUG ABUSE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; STRESS;

EID: 84928008254     PISSN: 16624548     EISSN: 1662453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2015.00069     Document Type: Review

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