Transport of the pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide across the blood-brain barrier: implications for migraine
Abstract Background Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) is widely distributed in the nervous system and is involved in migraine pathophysiology. Understanding the function of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in relation to PACAP is important to the understand the mechanisms behin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-05-01
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| Series: | The Journal of Headache and Pain |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s10194-018-0861-3 |