Nat Rev Neurol · 2018

Blood-brain barrier breakdown in Alzheimer disease and other neurodegenerative disorders

Sweeney MD, Sagare AP, Zlokovic BV.

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  • Sweeney MDDepartment of Physiology and Neuroscience and the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, 1501 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA.
  • Sagare APDepartment of Physiology and Neuroscience and the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, 1501 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA.
  • Zlokovic BVDepartment of Physiology and Neuroscience and the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, 1501 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA.
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