Bibliography: leaves 318-367. / x, 367 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Examines the blood-brain barrier in normal and pathological conditions induced by intravascular and extravascular insults. Intravascular insults were induced by administration of Clostridium perfringens prototoxin; extravascular insults were induced by an impact acceleration model for closed head injury to induce traumatic brain injury. Also examines the integrity of the blood-brain barrier ultrastructurally and by its ability to exclude endogenous and exogenous tracers. Also studies the expression of 2 blood-brain barrier specific proteins, endothelial barrier antigen (EBA) and glucose transporter 1 (GLUT1) / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Anatomical Sciences, 2002?
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/263025 |
| Date | January 2001 |
| Creators | Zhu, Chunni |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
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