Purification of Mouse Brain Vessels
Title:
Purification of Mouse Brain Vessels
Author:
Boulay, Anne-Cécile
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Publication Information:
Cambridge, MA MyJoVE Corp 2016
Physical Description:
online resource (452 seconds)
Series:
Neuroscience
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Abstract:
We describe a protocol allowing the purification of the mouse brain's vascular compartment. Isolated brain vessels include endothelial cells linked by tight junctions and surrounded by a continuous basal lamina, pericytes, vascular smooth muscle cells, as well as perivascular astroglial membranes.
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For undergraduate, graduate, and professional students
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Electronic Access:
https://www.jove.com/t/53208