The choroid plexus: a door between the blood and the brain for tissue-type plasminogen activator
Abstract Background In the vascular compartment, the serine protease tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) promotes fibrinolysis, justifying its clinical use against vasculo-occlusive diseases. Accumulating evidence shows that circulating tPA (endogenous or exogenous) also controls brain physiopat...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-10-01
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Series: | Fluids and Barriers of the CNS |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12987-022-00378-0 |