The sensory circumventricular organs of the mammalian brain : subfornical organ, OVLT and area postrema /

The brain's three sensory circumventricular organs, the subfornical organ, organum vasculosum of the lamina terminalis and the area postrema lack a blood brain barrier and are the only regions in the brain in which neurons are exposed to the chemical environment of the systemic circulation. The...

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Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	McKinley, M. J. (Michael J.), 1946-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, 2003.
Series:	Advances in anatomy, embryology, and cell biology ; v. 172.
Subjects:	Circumventricular organs. Circumventriculaire organen. Zoogdieren. Cerebral Ventricles. Area Postrema. Hypothalamus. Mammals. Subfornical Organ. Säugetiere. Zirkumventrikuläres Organ. Electronic books.
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