title: Development of an in vitro blood-brain barrier.
abstract: The blood-brain barrier represents a significant protective barrier for the passage of pathogens and toxicants, but it is difficult to study in vivo. This unit describes an in vitro system that can be used as a model for the blood-brain barrier to study its functions in an accessible format.
authors.affiliation: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Janigro
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Stanness
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Soderland
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Grant
mesh_terms: D001812:Blood-Brain Barrier; D002455:Cell Division; D002463:Cell Membrane Permeability; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques