Spatial model of convective solute transport in brain extracellular space does not support a "glymphatic" mechanism

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 148, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 489-501

  Jin, Byung Ju ^a,b   Smith, Alex J ^a,b   Verkman, Alan S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; ION TRANSPORT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

BRAIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; ION TRANSPORT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 85008490303     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: 15407748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.201611684     Document Type: Article

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