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Structure and function of the blood-brain barrier.

N. Abbott, A. Patabendige, D. Dolman, Siti R. Yusof, D. Begley

2010.1.31NEUROBIOLOGY OF DISEASE

DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2009.07.030

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The structure and function of the BBB is summarised, the physical barrier formed by the endothelial tight junctions, and the transport barrier resulting from membrane transporters and vesicular mechanisms are described.

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ABBOTT, N., et al. Structure and function of the blood-brain barrier. NEUROBIOLOGY OF DISEASE, 2010, 37 1: 13–25.