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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Главные авторы: Bridges, L, Andoh, J, Lawrence, A, Khoong, C, Poon, W, Esiri, M, Markus, H, Hainsworth, A
Формат: Journal article
Язык:English
Опубликовано: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins 2014