Blood-brain barrier dysfunction and cerebral small vessel disease (arteriolosclerosis) in brains of older people.
The blood-brain barrier protects brain tissue from potentially harmful plasma components. Small vessel disease (SVD; also termed arteriolosclerosis) is common in the brains of older people and is associated with lacunar infarcts, leukoaraiosis, and vascular dementia. To determine whether plasma extr...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
2014
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