Development, Characterization, and Implementation of a System for Focused Ultrasound-Mediated Blood-Brain Barrier Opening In Mice

The blood-brain barrier BBB refers to the set of specialized endothelial cells that line the vasculature in the brain and effectively control movement of molecules into and out of the brain. While necessary for proper brain function, the BBB blocks 98% of drugs from entering the brain and is the mos...

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Main Author: Valdez, Michael Aaron
Other Authors: Trouard, Theodore P.
Language:en_US
Published: The University of Arizona. 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/626365
http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/626365