Davis, Thomas P.
Blood brain barrier in health and disease [electronic resource] / Thomas P. Davis. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2008. - 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (62 min.) : color, sound). - The blood-brain barrier : understanding the regulatory gatekeeper between brain and body, 2056-452X . - Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Blood-brain barrier : understanding the regulatory gatekeeper between brain and body. .
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Contents: The blood-brain barrier is not a static barrier -- The blood-brain barrier does inhibit drug delivery to the brain -- The blood-brain barrier is at the level of the endothelial cell cytoarchitecture that line all cerebral blood vessels in the brain -- The blood-brain barrier consists of a unique set of regulated proteins held together in a tight cytoarchitectural matrix to form a tight junction -- Stressors such as head injury, hypoxia, pain and diseases such as M.S, diabetes, Alzheimer's, cancer and stroke alter tight junction proteins of the blood-brain barrier leading to a "leak" and a loss of integrity -- Understanding what controls the integrity of the blood-brain barrier is critical if we are to understand how to treat the diseases of the brain.
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1811 Henry Stewart Talks
Blood-Brain Barrier.
Brain Diseases--therapy.
Brain.
Blood brain barrier in health and disease [electronic resource] / Thomas P. Davis. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2008. - 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (62 min.) : color, sound). - The blood-brain barrier : understanding the regulatory gatekeeper between brain and body, 2056-452X . - Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Blood-brain barrier : understanding the regulatory gatekeeper between brain and body. .
Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration. Title from title frames.
Contents: The blood-brain barrier is not a static barrier -- The blood-brain barrier does inhibit drug delivery to the brain -- The blood-brain barrier is at the level of the endothelial cell cytoarchitecture that line all cerebral blood vessels in the brain -- The blood-brain barrier consists of a unique set of regulated proteins held together in a tight cytoarchitectural matrix to form a tight junction -- Stressors such as head injury, hypoxia, pain and diseases such as M.S, diabetes, Alzheimer's, cancer and stroke alter tight junction proteins of the blood-brain barrier leading to a "leak" and a loss of integrity -- Understanding what controls the integrity of the blood-brain barrier is critical if we are to understand how to treat the diseases of the brain.
Access restricted to subscribers.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
1811 Henry Stewart Talks
Blood-Brain Barrier.
Brain Diseases--therapy.
Brain.