Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability and Gadolinium: Benefits and Potential Pitfalls in Research

JAMA Neurol. 2016 Jan;73(1):13-4. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2015.2960.

Authors

Axel Montagne¹, Arthur W Toga², Berislav V Zlokovic¹

Affiliations

¹ Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
² Institute for Neuroimaging and Informatics, Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Biomedical Research / trends*
Blood-Brain Barrier / metabolism*
Capillary Permeability / physiology*
Contrast Media / metabolism
Gadolinium / metabolism*
Humans
Nervous System Diseases / diagnosis
Nervous System Diseases / metabolism

Substances

Contrast Media
Gadolinium

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