Blast-induced temporal alterations in blood–brain barrier properties in a rodent model

Abstract The consequences of blast-induced traumatic brain injury (bTBI) on the blood–brain barrier (BBB) and components of the neurovascular unit are an area of active research. In this study we assessed the time course of BBB integrity in anesthetized rats exposed to a single blast overpressure of...

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Main Authors: Usmah Kawoos, Rania Abutarboush, Ming Gu, Ye Chen, Jonathan K. Statz, Samantha Y. Goodrich, Stephen T. Ahlers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84730-8