Gas syringes or metering equipment, 24 mL glass anaerobic culture tubes (Bellco Glass), gas-impermeable injectable butyl rubber septum, gas bags, sealable vials, and other specialist equipment or components will be needed to test gases. See the next section (Reagents and Recipes) for additional ...
Pericytes and astrocytes encapsulate BBB endothelial cells, creating resistance that allows only small molecules (e.g., water, gases, lipids) to diffuse passively. Large, charged, polar, hydrophilic molecules (amino acids, glucose, drugs) rely on luminal membrane transport proteins/receptors [137]....