Artigo Revisado por pares

Blood-Brain Barrier: Evidence for Active Cation Transport between Blood and the Extracellular Fluid of Brain

1969; American Association for the Advancement of Science; Volume: 165; Issue: 3888 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1126/science.165.3888.81

ISSN

1095-9203

Autores

Laszlo Z. Bito,

Tópico(s)

Magnesium in Health and Disease

Resumo

The concentration gradients of Mg(++) and K(+) in the cerebrospinal fluid system indicate that the (Mg(++)) is higher and the (K(+)) is lower in the extra-cellular fluid of the cerebral cortex than the concentrations of these cations in either plasma-dialysate or cisternal fluid. Such cation distribution demonstrates the existence of an active transport process across the blood-brain barrier.

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