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Your Brain Breathes Too

January 29, 2014March 5, 2017 knowingneurons 8 Comments Aging, Air pollution, BBB, Blood-brain barrier, Brain, Breathe, Cell death, Dysfunction, Epidemiological, Los Angeles, Lungs, Neurotoxicity, Neurotoxocology, Oxidative stress, Pollution, Smog, Tight junctions

I live in Los Angeles and it’s unfortunate, but true, that the brown cloud of smog hanging over our city is as much an icon of LA as the Hollywood… Read more

Brain Basics Did You Know?

The Blood Brain Barrier: Authorized Molecules Only

April 24, 2013March 5, 2017 Anita 0 Comments astrocytes, Berislav Zlokovic, Blood-brain barrier, endothelial cells, Neuron, neurovascular unit, pericytes, The blood-brain barrier in health and chronic neurodegenerative disorders., Tight junctions

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