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Blood-brain Barrier
. Ed(S): Kobiler, David; Lustig, Shlomo; Shapira, Shlomo
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paperback. Proceedings of the 44th OHOLO Conference on Blood-Brain Barrier: Drug Delivery and Brain Pathology, held September 10-14, 2000, Dead Sea, Israel Editor(s): Kobiler, David; Lustig, Shlomo; Shapira, Shlomo. Num Pages: 446 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJN; MMF; MMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 846.
The vasculature of the central nervous system (eNS) is characterized by the existence of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), which can be regarded as both an anatomical and physiological phenomenon. The BBB is formed by a complex cellular system of endothelial cells, astroglia, pericytes, perivascular macrophages and a basal membrane, although the anatomic substrate of the BBB is the interendothelial tight junctions that form a continuous sealing. The BBB serves as an exquisitely controlled, functional gate to the eNS. It not only protects the brain from agents in the blood that could impair neurological function, but also controls the influx and ... Read more
The vasculature of the central nervous system (eNS) is characterized by the existence of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), which can be regarded as both an anatomical and physiological phenomenon. The BBB is formed by a complex cellular system of endothelial cells, astroglia, pericytes, perivascular macrophages and a basal membrane, although the anatomic substrate of the BBB is the interendothelial tight junctions that form a continuous sealing. The BBB serves as an exquisitely controlled, functional gate to the eNS. It not only protects the brain from agents in the blood that could impair neurological function, but also controls the influx and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
446
Condition
New
Number of Pages
434
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461351412
SKU
V9781461351412
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