Organotypic brain slice cultures as a model to study angiogenesis of brain vessels

Brain vessels are the most important structures in the brain to deliver energy and substrates to neurons. Brain vessels are composed of a complex interaction between endothelial cells, pericytes and astrocytes, controlling the entry of substrates into the brain. Damage of brain vessels and vascular...

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Main Authors: Bianca eHutter-Schmid, Kathrin M Kniewallner, Christian eHumpel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcell.2015.00052/full