Impairment of brain endothelial glucose transporter by methamphetamine causes blood-brain barrier dysfunction
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Methamphetamine (METH), an addictive psycho-stimulant drug with euphoric effect is known to cause neurotoxicity due to oxidative stress, dopamine accumulation and glial cell activation. Here we hypothesized that METH-induced interfer...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-03-01
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| Series: | Molecular Neurodegeneration |
| Online Access: | http://www.molecularneurodegeneration.com/content/6/1/23 |