An In Vitro Model of the Blood–Brain Barrier: Naegleria fowleri Affects the Tight Junction Proteins and Activates the Microvascular Endothelial Cells

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  2018

• Venue

  Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

• Publication date

  2018-04-25

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/jeu.12522PMID 29655298
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