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Advances in brain barriers and brain fluids research in 2021: great progress in a time of adversity
Richard F Keep1, Hazel C Jones2, Lester R Drewes3
1Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan, R5018 BSRB, 109 Zina Pitcher Place, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2200, USA. rkeep@umich.edu.
Abstract:
This editorial highlights advances in brain barrier and brain fluid research in 2021. It covers research on components of the blood-brain barrier, neurovascular unit and brain fluid systems; how brain barriers and brain fluid systems are impacted by neurological disorders and their role in disease progression; and advances in strategies for treating such disorders.
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