Live cell imaging techniques to study T cell trafficking across the blood-brain barrier <it>in vitro</it> and <it>in vivo</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The central nervous system (CNS) is an immunologically privileged site to which access for circulating immune cells is tightly controlled by the endothelial blood–brain barrier (BBB) located in CNS microvessels. Under physiological c...

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Main Authors: Coisne Caroline, Lyck Ruth, Engelhardt Britta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-01-01
Series:Fluids and Barriers of the CNS
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Online Access:http://www.fluidsbarrierscns.com/content/10/1/7