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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2006; 12(9): 1367-1372
Published online Mar 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1367
Altered blood-brain barrier permeability in rats with prehepatic portal hypertension turns to normal when portal pressure is lowered
Francisco Eizayaga, Camila Scorticati, Juan P Prestifilippo, Salvador Romay, Maria A Fernandez, José L Castro, Abraham Lemberg, Juan C Perazzo
Francisco Eizayaga, Camila Scorticati, Juan P Prestifilippo, Salvador Romay, Maria A Fernandez, Abraham Lemberg, Juan C Perazzo, Laboratory of Portal Hypertension, Department of Pathophysiology, School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
José L Castro, Catedra de Farmacología, School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Supported by Grant TB 56 from the University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Correspondence to: Professor J C Perazzo, Laboratory of Portal Hypertension, School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires, Junín 956, C.P. 1113, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Republica Argentina. jperazzo@ffyb.uba.ar
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Received: February 17, 2005
Revised: May 1, 2005
Accepted: October 10, 2005
Published online: March 7, 2006
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