Cellular localization of the blood-brain barrier in the brainstem: Area postrema and nucleus tractus solitarius
The blood-brain barrier regulates the transport into the brain and protects the central nerve system (CNS) from toxics substances. However some areas of the brain, called circumventricular organs (CVO), lack the blood-brain barrier. One of these is area postrema (AP), which is located in the brainst...
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Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi
2008
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-9070 |