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Regulation of Amino Acid Transport at the Blood-Brain Barrier

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Amino Acid Availability and Brain Function in Health and Disease

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Amino acids that are not synthesized in brain but are required for cerebral metabolism must be obtained from plasma by transport across the blood-brain barrier. Morphological evidence has established that the barrier is located at the cerebral capillaries and is formed by a continuous layer of endothelial cells that are joined by tight junctions (Fig. 1).

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Smith, Q.R. (1988). Regulation of Amino Acid Transport at the Blood-Brain Barrier. In: Huether, G. (eds) Amino Acid Availability and Brain Function in Health and Disease. NATO ASI Series, vol 20. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73175-4_6

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