The role of the blood–CNS barrier in CNS disorders and their treatment

The physical barrier between blood and the CNS (the blood–brain barrier, the blood–spinal cord barrier and the blood–CSF barrier) protects the CNS from both toxic and pathogenic agents in the blood. It is now clear that disruption of the blood–CNS barrier plays a key role in a number of CNS disorder...

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Main Author: Alan M. Palmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-01-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096999610900206X