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Derivation of blood-brain barrier endothelial cells from human pluripotent stem cells.
Nature biotechnology - 1 Aug 2012
Lippmann Ethan S, Azarin Samira M, Kay Jennifer E, Nessler Randy A, Wilson Hannah K, Al-Ahmad Abraham, Palecek Sean P, Shusta Eric V
Abstract excerpt
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is crucial to the health of the brain and is often compromised in neurological disease. Moreover, because of its barrier properties, this endothelial interface restricts uptake of neurotherapeutics. Thus, a renewable source of human BBB endothelium could spur brain r...
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