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Structure and function of the blood–brain barrier

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The structure and function of the BBB is summarised, the physical barrier formed by the endothelial tight junctions, and the transport barrier resulting from membrane transporters and vesicular mechanisms are described.
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This article is published in Neurobiology of Disease.The article was published on 2010-01-01. It has received 3783 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Blood–brain barrier.

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Principles of Neural Science

Michael P. Alexander
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Physiology of Microglia

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Vascular Contributions to Cognitive Impairment and Dementia A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

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Pericytes: developmental, physiological, and pathological perspectives, problems, and promises.

TL;DR: The history of investigations into pericytes, the mural cells of blood microvessels, are reviewed, emerging concepts are indicated, and problems and promise are pointed out.
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Blood–brain barrier breakdown in Alzheimer disease and other neurodegenerative disorders

TL;DR: This Review discusses neuroimaging studies in the living human brain and post-mortem tissue as well as biomarker studies demonstrating BBB breakdown in Alzheimer disease, Parkinson disease, Huntington disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, HIV-1-associated dementia and chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
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Multidrug Resistance-Associated Proteins: Expression and Function in the Central Nervous System

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Blood-brain barrier breakdown in septic encephalopathy and brain tumours.

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Receptor for advanced glycation endproducts: a multiligand receptor magnifying cell stress in diverse pathologic settings

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Assembly and sealing of tight junctions: possible participation of G-proteins, phospholipase C, protein kinase C and calmodulin.

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