Maintenance of Blood-Brain Barrier Integrity in Hypertension: A Novel Benefit of Exercise Training for Autonomic Control

The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a complex multicellular structure acting as selective barrier controlling the transport of substances between these compartments. Accumulating evidence has shown that chronic hypertension is accompanied by BBB dysfunction, deficient local perfusion and plasma angiote...

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Main Authors: Leila Buttler, Maria T. Jordão, Matheus G. Fragas, Adriana Ruggeri, Alexandre Ceroni, Lisete C. Michelini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2017.01048/full