The Neurovascular Unit: Effects of Brain Insults During the Perinatal Period

The neurovascular unit (NVU) is a relatively recent concept in neuroscience that broadly describes the relationship between brain cells and their blood vessels. The NVU incorporates cellular and extracellular components involved in regulating cerebral blood flow and blood–brain barrier function. The...

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Main Authors: Alexander H. Bell, Suzanne L. Miller, Margie Castillo-Melendez, Atul Malhotra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2019.01452/full