Methamphetamine Effects on Blood-Brain Barrier Structure and Function

Methamphetamine (Meth) is a widely abuse psychostimulant. Traditionally, studies have focused on the neurotoxic effects of Meth on monoaminergic neurotransmitter terminals. Recently, both in vitro and in vivo studies have investigated the effects of Meth on the BBB and found that Meth produces a dec...

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Main Authors: Nicole Alia Northrop, Bryan eYamamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2015.00069/full