Angiogenesis of the blood‐brain barrier in vitro and the function of cerebral pericytes
Open Access
- 21 June 2002
- journal article
- fj express-summarie
- Published by Wiley in The FASEB Journal
- Vol. 16 (10), 1274-1276
- https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.01-0814fje
Abstract
Cerebral pericytes constitute an essential component of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and are involved in blood vessel assembly. Recently, we reported on the induction of a BBB-specific enzyme expres...Keywords
Funding Information
- California Department of Fish and Game
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