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Junctional proteins of the blood-brain barrier: New insights into function and dysfunction.
Tissue barriers - 1 Jan 2000
Stamatovic Svetlana M, Johnson Allison M, Keep Richard F, Andjelkovic Anuska V
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The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a highly complex and dynamic barrier. It is formed by an interdependent network of brain capillary endothelial cells, endowed with barrier properties, and perivascular cells (astrocytes and pericytes) responsible for inducing and maintaining those properties. One of the primary properties of the BBB is a strict regulation of paracellular permeability due to the presence of...
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