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Effect of age on functional P-glycoprotein in the blood-brain barrier measured by use of (R)-[(11)C]verapamil and positron emission tomography.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 Jun 2006
Toornvliet Rolf, van Berckel Bart N M, Luurtsema Gert, Lubberink Mark, Geldof Albert A, Bosch Tessa M, Oerlemans Ruud, Lammertsma Adriaan A, Franssen Eric J F
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INTRODUCTION: P-glycoprotein (P-gp) is an efflux transporter responsible for the transport of various drugs across the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Loss of P-gp function with age may be one factor in the development and progression of neurodegenerative diseases. The aim of this study was to assess...
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