Microbubble-enhanced Focused Ultrasound-induced Blood–brain Barrier Opening for Local and Transient Drug Delivery in Central Nervous System Disease
The blood–brain barrier is a specialized protective structure in the central nervous system, which is critical for maintaining brain homeostasis and low permeability to control the passage of molecules from the circulation into the brain parenchyma and the efflux from the brain. However, the blood–b...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Medical Ultrasound |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929644114001635 |