Cunha-Vaz, José.

The blood-retinal barrier [electronic resource] / José Cunha-Vaz. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2016. - 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (18 min.) : color, sound). - Biology of the eye, 2056-452X . - Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Biology of the eye. .

Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration. Title from title frames.

Contents: Two major components for the blood-retinal barrier -- Blood-ocular barriers and main fluid movements -- Tight-junctions in retinal vessels -- Inner blood-retinal barrier -- Outer blood-retinal barrier -- Transport mechanisms -- The concept of cell polarity at the BRB -- Major types of transport mechanisms -- Clinical evaluation of the BRB -- Alteration of the BRB in retinal disease -- Diabetic macular edema -- BRB and treatments of retinal diseases.

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4172 Henry Stewart Talks


Biological transport.
Capillaries--Permeability.
Cell membrane permeability.
Diabetic retinopathy.
Retina--Blood-vessels--Diseases.
Retina--Blood-vessels--Permeability.
Retina--Metabolism.
Biological Transport--physiology.
Blood-Retinal Barrier--physiology.
Cell Polarity.
Diabetic Retinopathy--physiopathology.
Eye--pathology.
Eye--physiology.
Fluorometry--methods.
Macular Edema--physiopathology.
Retinal Diseases.
Retinal Pigment Epithelium--blood supply.
Retinal Vessels--physiopathology.
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