Although it has been well established that the drug efflux pump P-glycoprotein (P-gp) protects the brain against the entry of cytotoxic drugs, its real in situ localization, i.e., at brain capillary endothelial cells or on astrocyte foot processes, is still controversial. The aim of this study was t
Cellular localization and functional expression of P-glycoprotein in rat astrocyte cultures
β Scribed by Patrick T. Ronaldson; Moise Bendayan; Diane Gingras; Micheline Piquette-Miller; Reina Bendayan
- Book ID
- 110103389
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 414 KB
- Volume
- 89
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-3042
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