Agus, D B

Vitamin C crosses the blood-brain barrier in the oxidized form through the glucose transporters. [electronic resource] - The Journal of clinical investigation Dec 1997 - 2842-8 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

0021-9738

10.1172/JCI119832 doi


Animals
Ascorbic Acid--pharmacokinetics
Autoradiography
Blood-Brain Barrier
Brain--diagnostic imaging
Capillary Permeability
Dehydroascorbic Acid--pharmacokinetics
Deoxyglucose--pharmacology
Glucose Transporter Type 1
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Kinetics
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Monosaccharide Transport Proteins--metabolism
Oxidation-Reduction
Radiography
Rats
Rats, Inbred F344
Time Factors