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Advances in brain vascular research /

The brain vasculature nurtures and regulates basic functions of the central nervous system (CNS), acting as a barrier against pathogens. This book provides in-depth and focused data on the characteristics, function and role of brain blood vessels in health and disease. It addresses topics such as va...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Cristovao Clara Ana (Editor ), Bernardino Liliana (Editor ), Ferreira, Raquel (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2020.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. Endothelial cytoarchitecture and heterogeneity in the brain / Maria Alexandra Brito
  • 2. Neurogenesis and the brain vasculature / Liliana Bernardino and Raquel Ferreira
  • 3. The blood brain barrier: molecular and cellular function / Nagore I. Marín-Ramos, Thomas C. Chen and Florence M. Hofman
  • 4. Cellular interactions between the immune system and the blood-brain barrier / Caroline Coisne
  • 5. Acute neurovascular pathologies and cysfunctions / Raquel Ferreira and Miguel Castelo-Branco
  • 6. Microvasculature cysfunction in neurodegenerative cisorders / Ana Clara Cristóvão and Fabien Gosselet
  • 7. The impact of drugs of abuse on blood-brain barrier / Ricardo Alexandre Leitão and Ana Paula Silva
  • 8. Current use of in vitro models of the blood-brain barrier for the study of Alzheimer's disease: focus on the effect of AE peptides on BBB cells / Pietra Candela and Laurence Fenart.