Blood–spinal cord barrier breakdown and pericyte reductions in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Blood–spinal cord barrier breakdown and pericyte reductions in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag
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English
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag
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The blood–brain barrier and blood–spinal cord barrier (BSCB) limit the entry of plasma components and erythrocytes into the central nervous system (CNS). Pericytes play a key role in maintaining blood–CNS barriers. The BSCB is damaged in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Moreover, transgenic ALS rodents and pericyte-deficient mice...
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Blood–spinal cord barrier breakdown and pericyte reductions in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3535352
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3535352
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0001-6322
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1432-0533
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10.1007/s00401-012-1039-8
