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Alterations in Expression and Function of ABC Family Transporters at Blood-Brain Barrier under Liver Failure and Their Clinical Significances
23 Jul 2018
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Liver failure is often associated with hepatic encephalopathy, due to dyshomeostasis of the central nervous system (CNS). Under physiological conditions, the CNS homeostasis is precisely regulated by the blood-brain barrier (BBB). The BBB consists of brain microvessel endothelial cells connected with a junctional complex by the adherens junctions and tight junctions. Its main function is to maintain brain...
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