Brain Barrier Systems

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PROGRESS IN BRAIN RESEARCH
Volume 29
BRAIN BARRIER SYSTEMS
edited by A. Lajtha
New York State Research Institute for Neurochemistry and Drug Addiction, and Department of Biochemistry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York
and D. H. Ford
Department of Anatomy, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
It has been known for some time that the permeability properties of the brain are unique for this organ; indeed this "Blood Brain Barrier" is one of the properties in which the nervous system is different from the rest of the organism. Recently this field has been investigated with new methods of approach, and a conference on this topic, was organized by Drs. Ford and Lajtha near Amsterdam, which resulted in the present book. This conference, which showed that the old concept of a single barrier does not explain all observations, had the appropriate title "The Brain Barrier System". It was the first symposium to... Tovább

Fülszöveg

PROGRESS IN BRAIN RESEARCH
Volume 29
BRAIN BARRIER SYSTEMS
edited by A. Lajtha
New York State Research Institute for Neurochemistry and Drug Addiction, and Department of Biochemistry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York
and D. H. Ford
Department of Anatomy, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
It has been known for some time that the permeability properties of the brain are unique for this organ; indeed this "Blood Brain Barrier" is one of the properties in which the nervous system is different from the rest of the organism. Recently this field has been investigated with new methods of approach, and a conference on this topic, was organized by Drs. Ford and Lajtha near Amsterdam, which resulted in the present book. This conference, which showed that the old concept of a single barrier does not explain all observations, had the appropriate title "The Brain Barrier System". It was the first symposium to review critically the latest standing of this complex field in all its aspects. The composition of membranes and their structure was discussed and it was clearly shown, not only that we can explain all the complexities with structure, but, that the structural components can be changed in altering states of the nervous system. Perhaps these factors, (a) the complexity of the system, and (b) the ability of the system to respond to outside stimuli, were the two most important features that emerged from the conference. Vissza